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patronomatology

patronomatology noun: the study of surnames, specifically patronymics.

Noun

patronomatology (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The study of surnames, specifically patronymics.

Origin of patronomatology

From patronym + -ology, altered in analogy to onomatology.

Questions about patronomatology

What does patronomatology mean?
Patronomatology means the study of surnames, specifically patronymics.
What part of speech is patronomatology?
Patronomatology is a noun.

Words near patronomatology in the dictionary

  1. patronless
  2. patronlike
  3. patronly
  4. patronne
  5. patronnes
  6. patronomatology
  7. patrons
  8. patronship
  9. patronships
  10. patronus
  11. patronuses

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