What does "onomastic" mean?

Of or relating to a personal or place name.

What is a synonym for "onomastic"?

Common synonyms include: binomial, conjugate, derivative, echoic, lexical, lexigraphic.

How do you pronounce "onomastic"?

Pronounced //ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪk//.

Onomastic

//ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪk// adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or relating to a personal or place name. not-comparable
"The core of the study consists of an onomastic analysis and comparison of some selected areas of the urbanonymic system; I also delineate the characteristics of different urbanonymic types."
2
Of or relating to onomastics. not-comparable

Adjective

1
of or related to onomastics wordnet

Synonyms

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binomial conjugate derivative echoic lexical lexigraphic

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"The core of the study consists of an onomastic analysis and comparison of some selected areas of the urbanonymic system; I also delineate the characteristics of different urbanonymic types."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικός (onomastikós).

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