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onomasticons

onomasticons is the plural of onomasticon.

Meaning of onomasticon

Noun

onomasticon (plural onomasticons or onomastica)

  1. A book, list, or vocabulary of names, especially of people.
    • We looked up the origin of her name in an onomasticon.

Origin of onomasticons

From Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικόν (onomastikón), neuter form of ὀνομαστικός (onomastikós, “belonging to names”). More information: see there.

Questions about onomasticons

What is onomasticons the plural of?
Onomasticons is the plural of onomasticon.

Words near onomasticons in the dictionary

  1. onomastician
  2. onomasticians
  3. onomasticide
  4. onomasticides
  5. onomasticon
  6. onomasticons
  7. onomastics
  8. onomasts
  9. onomatapoeia
  10. onomatechny
  11. onomato-

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