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onomast

onomast noun: a person who studies onomastics; a person who studies (proper) names.

Noun

onomast (plural onomasts)

  1. A person who studies onomastics; a person who studies (proper) names.

Synonyms of onomast

Forms of onomast

pluralonomasts

Questions about onomast

What does onomast mean?
Onomast means a person who studies onomastics; a person who studies (proper) names.
What part of speech is onomast?
Onomast is a noun.
What is the plural of onomast?
The plural of onomast is onomasts.

Words near onomast in the dictionary

  1. onomasiological
  2. onomasiologically
  3. onomasiologist
  4. onomasiologists
  5. onomasiology
  6. onomast
  7. onomastic
  8. onomastica
  9. onomastically
  10. onomastician
  11. onomasticians

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