Toponymic

I like learning new words, especially if they sound nice in my ear.  When I read this word today, I liked it immediately.  In the noun version the accent is on the second syllable, but in the adjective, it’s the third.

Toponymy (toponymic is the adjective)

a. The place names of a region or language.

b. The study of such place names.

c. Also in anatomy, the names of any particular area of the body.

I saw it used in this thick, almost poetic bit of bureaucratese :  We are looking forward to providing toponymic guidance pending policy coordination…

I also like words you can play with for a minute, like a bit of Silly Putty.  This word makes three other words: to pony my.

So this is what I do sometimes when my mind wanders…

About literarylee

I sling words for a living. Always have, always will. Some have been interesting and fun; most not. These days, I write the fun words early in the morning before the adults are up and make me eat my Cream of Wheat.
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