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Definition of Orismology
1. n. That departament of natural history which treats of technical terms.
Definition of Orismology
1. Noun. The explanation of technical terms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Orismology
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Medical Definition of Orismology
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Orismology
Literary usage of Orismology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology: Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects by William Kirby, William Spence (1826)
"orismology, OR EXPLANATION OF TERMS. lT was by the language of terms that he ...
The science of terms, which I shall call orismology*, may be divided into ..."
2. The American Sportsman: Containing Hints to Sportsmen, Notes on Shooting by Elisha Jarrett Lewis (1857)
"A few minutes of study and reflection, my patient friends, will make you all
proficients in this branch of orismology; therefore remain no longer in ..."
3. Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy: Comprising Such Terms in Botany by William Humble (1843)
"In entomology, orismology contains the various technical terms used in explaining
the perceptible differences in the body of an insect, and at the same time ..."
4. The Entomological Magazine (1833)
"The first treats of the Terminology or orismology; the second, of the Anatomy;
the third, of the Physiology; and the fourth, of the Taxonomy, ..."
5. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1905)
"orismology, or explanation of terms. (Intro, to Entom., IV, pp. 257-354.)
Containing an explanation of 977 terms, with useful rules for their use. ..."
6. The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany edited by George Luxford, Edward Newman (1845)
"Those in advance of ourselves would exclaim "Does the 'Phytologist' imagine these
authors adopt any uniform plan in their orismology ? ..."
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