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onomasticon
[ on-uh-mas-ti-kon, -kuhn ]
/ ˌɒn əˈmæs tɪˌkɒn, -kən /
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noun
a list or collection of proper names.
a list or collection of specialized terms, as those used in a particular field or subject area.
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Origin of onomasticon
Words nearby onomasticon
o.n.o., on occasion, on-off, onomasiology, onomastic, onomasticon, onomastics, onomatology, onomatopoeia, Onondaga, Onondagan
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