"onomastic" meaning in English

See onomastic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪk/ [US], /ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-onomastic.wav [US]
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *ónomə̃ Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós)bor. English onomastic Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós). 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  1. Of or relating to a personal or place name. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. Of or relating to onomastics. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of, or relating to onomastics): onomàstic (Catalan), nimistöntutkimus- (Finnish), onomastique (French), onomástico (Galician), onomastisch (German), onomastico (Italian), onomastyczny (Polish), onomástico (Portuguese), onomastic (Romanian), onomástico (Spanish), onomastisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-onomastic-en-adj-m8a91y9v Disambiguation of 'of, or relating to onomastics': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: onomastically, onomastics Related terms: onomastician
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