Orismology

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Orismology \O`ris*mol"o*gy\ ([=o]`r[i^]s*m[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.
     [Gr. "orismo`s a marking out by boundaries, the definition of
     a word + -logy. See {Horizon}.]
     That department of natural history which treats of technical
     terms; the science of defining technical terms.
     [1913 Webster]