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Word: Onomastic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century (as a noun in the sense ‘alphabetical list of proper nouns’, later also ‘lexicographer’): from Greek onomastikos, from onoma ‘name’. The adjective dates from the early 18th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɒnəˈmastɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to the study of the history and origin of proper names.
Short Definition:relating to study of history and origin of proper names
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