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antonomastic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
antono-mas-tic
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or characterized by, antonomasia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antonomasticus, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: antonomasticus, ἀντονομασία

Frequently Paired Words

antonomastically

Questions

What does antonomastic mean?
Relating to, or characterized by, antonomasia.
Where does antonomastic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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