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ONOMASTICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does onomastics mean?
• ONOMASTICS (noun)
The noun ONOMASTICS has 1 sense:
1. the branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names
Familiarity information: ONOMASTICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("onomastics" is a kind of...):
lexicology (the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language)
Derivation:
onomastic (of or related to onomastics)
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