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onomastic

Syllabification: (on·o·mas·tic)
Pronunciation: /ˌänəˈmastik/
Definition of onomastic

adjective

  • of or relating to the study of the history and origin of proper names.

Origin:

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

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