ONOMASTIC

onomastic

(adjective) of or related to onomastics; “he published a collection of his onomastic essays”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

onomastic (not comparable)

Of or relating to a personal or place name.

Of or relating to onomastics.

Source: Wiktionary


On`o*mas"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Law)

Definition: Applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another's handwriting. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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