Terminological

//ˌtɜɹmənəlˈɒd͡ʒɪkəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to terminology. not-comparable

    "In earlier works, what is here called S-structure was frequently referred to as ‘Surface Structureʼ; but in more recent work a crucial terminological distinction has been drawn between S-structure ( = the output of the Syntactic Component of our Grammar) and Surface Structure ( = the output of the Phonological Component)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or concerning terminology wordnet

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"Even the word depression itself was the terminological product of an effort to soften the connotation of deep trouble. In the last century, the term crisis was normally employed."

Etymology

From terminology + -ical.

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terminological inexactitude

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