onomastic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to proper names.
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of or relating to onomastics.
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Law. (of a signature) written in the handwriting other than that of the document, instrument, etc., to which it is appended.
adjective
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of or relating to proper names
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law denoting a signature in a different handwriting from that of the document to which it is attached
Etymology
Origin of onomastic
1600–10; < Greek onomastikós, derivative of onomázein to name; -tic
Example Sentences
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Following the ICO revelations about onomastic data, the ORG has contacted the Conservative Party asking if it still uses this data.
From BBC
In case you are wondering, this fact and others make up part of an entire field called “onomastics.”
From New York Times
I studied a branch of linguistics called onomastics, which involves the history and origin of proper names.
From New York Times
Parents following larger cultural trends when looking for baby names is nothing new, says Cleveland Evans, a former president of the American Name Society, an group that promotes onomastics, the academic study of proper names.
From Time
The N.B.A. playoffs are equally devoid of onomastic pleasures, just cheap echoes of Magic and the Mailman, Tiny and Tree, Chief and Cornbread.
From New York Times
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