Etymology

antonomasia

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Today it means: The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun. Full definition →

Latin antonomasia ← Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντονομασία“antonomasia”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromantonomasia
  3. English todayantonomasia

Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀντονομασία all →

antonomastic

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