"onomasticon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪ.kən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪkən/ [US], /ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪkən/ [US] Audio: en-us-onomasticon.ogg [US] Forms: onomasticons [plural], onomastica [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικόν (onomastikón), neuter form of ὀνομαστικός (onomastikós, “belonging to names”), from ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”), from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). The term onomastikón (collection of names, from ὄνομα/ónoma, ‘name’) describes learned works that are not arranged alphabetically but juxtapose synonyms and terms relating to the same semantic field. This principle of ordering is very old (it was already known in Near Eastern culture in the 2nd millennium BC; Lists) and undoubtedly was the most common one up to the Augustan period. Source: Onomastikon — Brill Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ὀνομαστικόν}} Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικόν (onomastikón), {{m|grc|ὀνομαστικός||belonging to names}} ὀνομαστικός (onomastikós, “belonging to names”), {{m|grc|ὀνομάζω||I name}} ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”), {{m|grc|ὄνομα||name}} ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|onomastica}} onomasticon (plural onomasticons or onomastica)
  1. A book, list, or vocabulary of names, especially of people. Related terms: onomastic, onomastics Translations (lexicon of personal names): onomastykon [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-onomasticon-en-noun-y5szoz1r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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