onomasticide

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noun

The deliberate changing of foreign surnames into local equivalents

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Meanings

nounonomasticide (plural onomasticides)

plural onomasticides

  1. The deliberate changing of foreign surnames into local equivalents

Translations

Italian onomasticidio
  • onomasticidioTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

onomasticide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomasticide

MLA

“onomasticide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomasticide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onomasticide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomasticide.

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