Meanings
adjectiveantonomastic (not comparable)
- not comparablerhetoricRelating to, or characterized by, antonomasia.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀντονομασία“antonomasia”
- Latinantonomasticus
- Englishantonomastic
Borrowed from Latin antonomasticus, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).
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Portuguese antonomástico, antonomásico
- antonomásticorelating to, or characterized by, antonomasia
- antonomásicorelating to, or characterized by, antonomasia
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APA
antonomastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antonomastic
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“antonomastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antonomastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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