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Toponymy vs Troponymy - What's the difference?

toponymy | troponymy |

As nouns the difference between toponymy and troponymy

is that toponymy is lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics while troponymy is the semantic relation between troponyms.

toponymy

English

Noun

(-)
  • lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics

    • Synonyms

    * toponomastics

    Derived terms

    * toponym * toponymic * toponymist

    Hypernyms

    * onomastics

    troponymy

    English

    (wikipedia troponymy)

    Noun

  • (semantics) The semantic relation between troponyms.