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nomenclature vs toponymy

toponymy vs nomenclature

nomenclature and toponymy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nomenclature Yes No No No
toponymy Yes No No No
As nouns, toponymy is a hyponym of nomenclature; that is, toponymy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nomenclature:
  • nomenclature: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
  • toponymy: the nomenclature of regional anatomy
Other hyponyms of nomenclature include markup language, toponomy.
nomenclature (noun) toponymy (noun)
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language
the nomenclature of regional anatomy
Difference between nomenclature and toponymy

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