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ONOMASTICON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does onomasticon mean?
• ONOMASTICON (noun)
The noun ONOMASTICON has 1 sense:
1. a list of proper nouns naming persons or places
Familiarity information: ONOMASTICON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A list of proper nouns naming persons or places
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("onomasticon" is a kind of...):
wordbook (a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings))
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