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Meaning of onomastics

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

onomastics

Pronunciation:/ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪks//ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪks/

noun

Definitions

  1. The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/onomastics

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onomatologyonomasiologytoponymyonomastpatronomatologyodonymyanthroponymytoponymics