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terminological

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: tûr'mənəlŏʹjĭkəl
  • US: /ˌtɜɹmənəlˈɒd͡ʒɪkəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to terminology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or concerning terminology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • terminological disputes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English terminology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? 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.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: terminologjik — of, or relating to terminology
  • Asturian: terminolóxicu — of, or relating to terminology
  • Belarusian: тэрміналагі́чны (terminalahíčny) — of, or relating to terminology
  • Catalan: terminològic — of, or relating to terminology
  • Czech: terminologický — of, or relating to terminology
  • Danish: terminologisk — of, or relating to terminology
  • Dutch: terminologisch — of, or relating to terminology
  • Estonian: terminoloogiline — of, or relating to terminology
  • Finnish: terminologinen — of, or relating to terminology
  • French: terminologique — of, or relating to terminology
  • Galician: terminolóxico — of, or relating to terminology
  • German: terminologisch — of, or relating to terminology
  • Hindi: पारिभाषिक (pāribhāṣik) — of, or relating to terminology
  • Hungarian: terminológiai — of, or relating to terminology
  • Indonesian: terminologis — of, or relating to terminology
  • Italian: terminologico — of, or relating to terminology
  • Latvian: terminoloģisks — of, or relating to terminology
  • Polish: terminologiczny — of, or relating to terminology
  • Portuguese: terminológico — of, or relating to terminology
  • Russian: терминологи́ческий (terminologíčeskij) — of, or relating to terminology
  • Serbo-Croatian: terminòloškī — of, or relating to terminology
  • Spanish: terminológico — of, or relating to terminology
  • Swedish: terminologisk — of, or relating to terminology
  • Ukrainian: термінологі́чний (terminolohíčnyj) — of, or relating to terminology