Definition of Onomatology

1. n. The science of names or of their classification.

Definition of Onomatology

1. Noun. The study of the origins of names; onomastics. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Onomatology

1. [n -GIES]

Medical Definition of Onomatology

1. The science of names or of their classification. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Onomatology

onomasiology
onomast
onomastic
onomastically
onomastician
onomasticians
onomasticon
onomasticons
onomastics
onomasts
onomatapoeia
onomatechny
onomatologies
onomatologist
onomatologists
onomatology (current term)
onomatomania
onomatope
onomatopeia
onomatopeias
onomatopeic
onomatopes
onomatophobia
onomatopies
onomatopoeia
onomatopoeiae
onomatopoeias
onomatopoeic
onomatopoeical
onomatopoeically

Literary usage of Onomatology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Anthropologist by American Anthropological Association (1902)
"EARLIER AND LATER KOOTENAY onomatology BY ALEXANDER F. CHAMBERLAIN One of the most interesting features of the American tongues is the development of new ..."

2. Anastasis, Or, The Doctrine of the Resurrection of the Body, Rationally and by George Bush (1845)
"onomatology; Definition of Terms. As the drift of our expositions will go to show that the intimations in the Old Testament of the doctrine of the ..."

3. Words and Places, Or, Etymological Illustrations of History, Ethnology and by Isaac Taylor (1893)
"onomatology; OR, THE PRINCIPLES OF NAME-GIVING. Dangers whuh beset the Etymologist—Rules of investigation—Names in the United Slates—List of some of the ..."

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