ONOMASTICON

onomasticon

(noun) a list of proper nouns naming persons or places

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

onomasticon (plural onomasticons or onomastica)

A book, list, or vocabulary of names, especially of people.

Anagrams

• monocations

Source: Wiktionary


On`o*mas"ti*con, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Onomastic.]

Definition: A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about A.D.180.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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