onomastic

onomastic
onomastic (adj.) 1716, from Fr. onomastique, from Gk. onomastikos "of or belonging to naming," from onomastos "named," verbal adjective of onomazein "to name," from onoma "name" (see NAME (Cf. name)).

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  • onomastic — ONOMÁSTIC, Ă, onomastici, ce, adj., s.f. 1. adj. Privitor la nume proprii, în special la nume de persoane. ♢ Zi onomastică (adesea substantivat, f.) = zi în care cineva îşi serbează numele; ziua numelui. 2. s.f. Disciplină lingvistică al cărei… …   Dicționar Român

  • Onomastic — On o*mas tic, a. [Gr. ?, from ? to name, o noma name.] (Law) Applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another s handwriting. Burrill. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • onomastic — [än΄ō mas′tik, än΄əmas′tik] adj. [Gr onomastikos < onomazein, to name < onoma,NAME] of or having to do with a name or names …   English World dictionary

  • onomastic — adjective Etymology: Greek onomastikos, from onomazein to name, from onoma name more at name Date: 1716 of, relating to, or consisting of a name or names • onomastically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • onomastic — /on euh mas tik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to proper names. 2. of or pertaining to onomastics. 3. Law. (of a signature) written in the handwriting other than that of the document, instrument, etc., to which it is appended. [1600 10; < Gk… …   Universalium

  • onomastic — adjective /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪk,ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪk,ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪk/ a) of, or relating to a personal or place name b) of, or relating to onomastics See Also: onomastician …   Wiktionary

  • onomàstic — o|no|màs|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • onomástic — adj. m., pl. onomástici; f. sg. onomásticã, pl. onomástice …   Romanian orthography

  • onomastic — adj. of or dealing with names …   English contemporary dictionary

  • onomastic — [ɒnə mastɪk] adjective relating to onomastics. Origin C16 (asnoun): from Gk onomastikos, from onoma name …   English new terms dictionary

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