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Jun. 5, 2014
Word of the Day

onomasticon Audio Pronunciation
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\on-uh-MAS-ti-kon, -kuhn\
noun
1. a list or collection of proper names.
2. a list or collection of specialized terms, as those used in a particular field or subject area.
Quotes
A quick look at any onomasticon shows how m... See full quote
-- Edited by Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, Elizabeth Kosmetatou and Manuel Baumbach, Labored in Papyrus Leaves: Perspectives on an Epigram Collection Attributed to Posidippus, 2004
Origin
Onomasticon entered English in the early 1700s from the Greek onomastikòn meaning "vocabulary arranged by subjects."
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