onomasticon
(noun) a list of proper nouns naming persons or places
Source: WordNet® 3.1
onomasticon (plural onomasticons or onomastica)
A book, list, or vocabulary of names, especially of people.
• 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
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
