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Noun: troponymy
  1. (linguistics) the semantic relation between verbs where one describes a more specific manner of doing the action of another
    "The verb 'sprint' is in a troponymy relation to 'run', as it specifies a manner of running"
     
  2. The place names of a region or a language considered collectively
    "The study of troponymy reveals much about the history and culture of an area";
    - troponomy

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection, semantic relation

Encyclopedia: Troponymy