Definitions for onomasticˌɒn əˈmæs tɪk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
on•o•mas•ticˌɒn əˈmæs tɪk(adj.)
of or pertaining to proper names.
Category: Language/Linguistics
of or pertaining to onomastics.
Category: Language/Linguistics
(of a signature) not in the same hand as the document to which it is appended.
Category: Law
Origin of onomastic:
1600–10; < Gk onomastikós, der. of onomázein to name, der. of ónoma name
Princeton's WordNet
onomastic(adj)
of or related to onomastics
"he published a collection of his onomastic essays"
Wiktionary
onomastic(Adjective)
of, or relating to a personal or place name
onomastic(Adjective)
of, or relating to onomastics
Origin: From ὀνομαστικός.
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