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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antonomasticus, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).
Adjective
antonomastic (not comparable)
- (rhetoric) Relating to, or characterized by, antonomasia.
Translations
relating to, or characterized by, antonomasia