onomastics - Dictionary definition and pronunciation - Yahoo! Education

Definition of onomastics

Reference
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Thesaurus
World Factbook
Spanish Dictionary
Anatomy
Conversion Calculator
 
onˇoˇmasˇtics  audio  (n-mstks) KEY 

NOUN:
(used with a sing. or pl. verb)
    1. The study of the origins and forms of proper names.
    2. The study of the origins and forms of terms used in specialized fields.
  2. The system that underlies the formation and use of proper names or terms used in specialized fields.



 Visit our partner's site
Provided by Houghton Mifflin
logoeReference -- Download this interactive reference software to your desktop computer