单词 | poecilonymy |
释义 | > as lemmaspoecilonymy poecilonymy n. Brit. , U.S. the use of a variety of names for the same thing.ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [noun] > use or availability of different names polyonymy1678 poecilonymy1889 polyonymosity1923 1889 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 517/1 Terminological variety, such as occurs in the passages quoted, may be expressed by the single word, pœcilonymy. 1889 Nation 18 July 58/3 In this treatise pœcilonymy is avoided... In the choice between names, etymological accuracy is subordinated to availability. < as lemmas |
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