onomastic
[ on-uh-mas-tik ]
/ ˌɒn əˈmæs tɪk /
adjective
of or relating to proper names.
of or relating to onomastics.
Law. (of a signature) written in the handwriting other than that of the document, instrument, etc., to which it is appended.
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Words nearby onomastic
o.n.o., on occasion, on-off, on-off phenomenon, onomasiology, onomastic, onomasticon, onomastics, onomatology, onomatomania, onomatophobia
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British Dictionary definitions for onomastic
onomastic
/ (ˌɒnəˈmæstɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to proper names
law denoting a signature in a different handwriting from that of the document to which it is attached
Word Origin for onomastic
C17: from Greek onomastikos, from onomazein to name, from onoma name
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