Etymology

antonomastic

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Today it means: Relating to, or characterized by, antonomasia. Full definition →

Latin antonomasticus ← Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντονομασία“antonomasia”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromantonomasticus
  3. English todayantonomastic

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀντονομασία all →

antonomasia

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