terministic
- adjective
- /ˌtɜːrmɪˈnɪstɪk/
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terminológico
- The speaker's terministic choices shaped how the audience understood the complex issue.
Examples
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Each field has its own terministic conventions that can influence how concepts are perceived.
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When analyzing literature, it is important to be aware of the terministic strategies the author employs.
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Until this three-year point, one might say in Burkean parlance that Reben and Smith share a relatively common "terministic screen."
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Because of this interchange between terministic bias and our understandings of the world, it is crucial to examine rhetorical discourse in every arena.
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His concept of the "terministic screen" places language within its cultural context, and the Burkean pentad of act, scene, agent, agency, and purpose provides a set of operatives for a "dramatistic" examination.
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Synonyms
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Describes the words people use in a particular subject or field
How Terminological
Surface Forms
Morphology
terministic = term (semi-transparent) = termin + istic
The adjective is formed by the combining form 'termin-' plus the productive suffix '-istic', so learners who know 'term' can often infer 'relating to terms', but the altered form 'termin-' and the less common suffix '-istic' may obscure the relation for some learners.
Etymology
The word terministic comes from the Latin word terminus, which means 'boundary' or 'limit', and it shares the same root as the simple English word term. So calling something terministic points to the choice of particular words that set the limits of meaning and shape how people understand a topic.