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onomastics
[ on-uh-mas-tiks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
onomastics
/ ˌɒnəˈmæstɪks /
noun
- functioning as singular the study of proper names, esp of their origins
- functioning as singular or plural a systematization of the facts about how proper names are formed in a given language
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- on·o·mas·ti·cian [on-, uh, -m, uh, -, stish, -, uh, n], noun
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Origin of onomastics1
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