Complete Definition of "onomasticon"

was wotd|2007|June|16
English

Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|�νομα��ικ�ν (onomastikon), neuter form of polytonic|�νομα��ικ�� (onomastikos) "belonging to names" < polytonic|�νομάζ� (onomaz�) "I name" < polytonic|�νομα (onoma) "name"

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/��.n���mæs.tɪ.k�n/
italbrac|US IPA|/���.no��mæs.tɪk�n/ or /���.n��mæs.tɪk�n/
audio|en-us-onomasticon.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

  1. A book, list, or vocabulary of names, especially of people.

#: ''We looked up the origin of her name in an onomasticon.

Related terms
onomastic
onomastics

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