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Webster 1913 Edition
Antonomasia
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Anˊto-no-ma′si-a
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, Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to name instead; [GREEK] + [GREEK] to name, [GREEK] name.]
(Rhet.)
The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero.
Webster 1828 Edition
Antonomasia
ANTONOMA'SIA
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antonomasia
antonomasia
See also: antonomásia
English
| Examples (use of a proper name for its attribute) |
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Can we depend on the Solons in Washington to save us? |
Noun
antonomasia (countable and uncountable, plural antonomasias)
- (rhetoric) The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun
- (rhetoric) Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect.
Related terms
Translations
substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun
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See also
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antonomasia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
Etymology
From Latin antonomasia, from Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.to.noˈma.sja/, [än̪t̪o̞n̺oˈmäːs̪jä]
- Hyphenation: an‧to‧no‧mà‧sia
Noun
antonomasia f (plural antonomasie)
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /an.to.noˈma.si.a/, [an.tɔ.nɔˈma.si.a]
Noun
antonomasia f (genitive antonomasiae); first declension
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | antonomasia | antonomasiae |
| genitive | antonomasiae | antonomasiārum |
| dative | antonomasiae | antonomasiīs |
| accusative | antonomasiam | antonomasiās |
| ablative | antonomasiā | antonomasiīs |
| vocative | antonomasia | antonomasiae |
References
- antonomasia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “antonomasia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin antonomasia, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a̠n.to̞.no̞ˈma̠.sja̠]
Noun
antonomasia f (plural antonomasias)