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onomastics

[ on-uh-mas-tiks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.


onomastics

/ ˌɒnəˈmæstɪks /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the study of proper names, esp of their origins
  2. functioning as singular or plural a systematization of the facts about how proper names are formed in a given language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • on·o·mas·ti·cian [on-, uh, -m, uh, -, stish, -, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of onomastics1

First recorded in 1930–35; onomastic, -ics

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