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onomast

Pronunciation: /ˈɒnəmast/

Definition of onomast

noun

a person who studies proper names, especially personal names.

Origin:

1980s: back-formation from onomastic

onomast in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of onomast in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

only too
only too ——
only-begotten
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onomasiology
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onomatopoeia
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synodic

/ sɪˈnɒdɪk

adjective

relating to or involving the conjunction of celestial objects …

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