terminological

/ˌtɜɹmənəlˈɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

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adj

"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)."

Etymology tree English terminology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English terminological From terminology + -ical.

terminologic (alternative)

nonterminological terminologicality terminologically

terminological inexactitude

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The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɜɹmənəlˈɒd͡ʒɪkəl/.

What does terminological mean?

Of, or relating to terminology.

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