
1) Lexicology
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Onomastics or onomatology is the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names. Onomastics originates from the Greek ὀνομαστικός (onomastikos), which translates to `of or belonging to naming` from ὄνομα (ónoma) meaning `name`. Toponymy or toponomastics, the study of place names, is one of the principal branches of on...
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study of proper names
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the study of the origin, history, and use of names.
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(from the article `name`) The science that studies names in all their aspects is called onomastics (or onomatologyan obsolete word). The subject of this science is broad ...
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n] - the branch of lexicology that studies the origins and history of proper names
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onomastics 1. The study and history of names. 2. The study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
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noun the branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names
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The linguistic study of names, both personal and place names. This field is particularly concerned with etymology and with the general historical value of the information which names offer the linguist.
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