antonomastic

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antonomasticus, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, antonomasia).

Adjective

antonomastic (not comparable)

  1. (rhetoric) Relating to, or characterized by, antonomasia.

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