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WORDLORE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Language (General)
DEF

A study of or information about words.

CONT

A modest book on word-lore.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
DEF

Étude des mots.

OBS

[...] si le suffixe logie renvoie surtout à l'idée d'études, néologue voudrait dire l'étude du nouveau ou étude nouvelle sans préciser la matière à laquelle cette recherche s'appliquerait. [...] Cette observation pousse à penser que nymologie (étude des mots), néonymologie ou néonymie donnerait un meilleur rendu que néologie.

Spanish

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