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onomasticon

noun
on·​o·​mas·​ti·​con | \ ˌänəˈmastə̇ˌkän, -kÉ™n\
plural -s

Definition of onomasticon

1a : a collection or listing of words especially in a specialized field (as science or commerce)
b : a work containing such a collection or listing : wordbook, lexicon
2a : a collection or listing of proper names of persons or places usually with etymologies
b : a work containing such a collection or listing

History and Etymology for onomasticon

New Latin, from Greek onomastikon, from neuter of onomastikos onomastic

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