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Definitions for onomastic
ˌɒn əˈmæs tɪkono·mas·tic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. onomasticadjective

    of or related to onomastics

    "he published a collection of his onomastic essays"

Wiktionary

  1. onomasticadjective

    of, or relating to a personal or place name

  2. onomasticadjective

    of, or relating to onomastics

  3. Etymology: From ὀνομαστικός.

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  1. onomastic

    Onomastic refers to the study of the history and origin of proper names, especially personal names and place names. This field of linguistic research is also concerned with the use, distribution, and forms of such names.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Onomastic

    on-ō-mas′tik, adj. pertaining to a name, esp. pertaining to the signature to a paper written in another hand.—n. Onomas′ticon, a list of words: a vocabulary. [Gr., from onoma, a name.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of onomastic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of onomastic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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