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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, from Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zja/
Noun
antonomásia f (plural antonomásias)
- (rhetoric) antonomasia