ONOMASTICS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("onomastics" is a kind of...):

lexicology (the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language)

Derivation:

onomastic (of or related to onomastics)

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