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onomasticon

ono·mas·ti·con

UK/ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪ.kən/ US/ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪkən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a list of proper nouns naming persons or places

Origin

From Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικόν (onomastikón), neuter form of ὀνομαστικός (onomastikós, “belonging to names”), from ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”), from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

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