/ ˌtɜːmɪˈnɒlədʒi; NAmE ˌtɜːrməˈnɑːl-/ noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
[ U , C ] the set of technical words or expressions used in a particular subject :
medical terminology
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2.
[ U ] words used with particular meanings :
The disagreement arose over a different use of terminology.
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► ter·mino·logic·al / ˌtɜːmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkl; NAmE ˌtɜːrmənəˈlɑːdʒ-/ adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from German Terminologie , from medieval Latin terminus term .