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onomastics
onomastics
English
Noun
onomastics pl (plural only)
- The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.
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Hypernyms
- lexicology
- etymology (in sense of “origins”)
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Derived terms
terms derived from the noun onomastics
Translations
branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names
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References
- ↑ “onomastics” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).