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orismology

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[awr-iz-mol-uh-jee, or-] / ˌɔr ɪzˈmɒl ə dʒi, ˌɒr- /

noun

  1. the science of defining the technical or special terms of a particular subject or field of study.

Etymology

Origin of orismology

1810–20; < Greek horism ( ós ) definition, lit, marking of boundaries (derivative of horízein to delimit, make a boundary; see horizon) + -o- + -logy, with erroneous omission of initial h-

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Lafcadio Hearn, with his shy, sensitive nature, would have shuddered at the "plangent phrases and canorous orismology" that have been bestowed upon him by his friends.

From Lafcadio Hearn by Kennard, Nina H.

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