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onomastics

Syllabification: (on·o·mas·tics)
Pronunciation: /ˌänəˈmastiks/

Definition of onomastics

noun

[usually treated as singular]
  • the study of the history and origin of proper names, especially personal names.

onomastics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of onomastics in the British & World English dictionary