OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 21358

onomastics

/ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪks/
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onomástica
The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.
From the point of view of onomastics, proper names fulfill many functions (individualizing, localizing, differentiating etc.).
Her father had long been a student of onomastics, and loved to unpack the names of people they encountered as children.
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