onomatology

[ on-uh-muh-tol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌɒn ə məˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

Origin of onomatology

1840–50; < Medieval Greek onomatología, equivalent to Greek onomatológ(os) collector of words ( onomato-, combining form of ónoma name + -logos; see logos) + -ia -ia; see -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM onomatology

on·o·mat·o·log·ic

[on-uh-mat-l-oj-ik] /ˌɒn əˌmæt lˈɒdʒ ɪk/, on·o·mat·o·log·i·cal, adjective on·o·mat·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb on·o·ma·tol·o·ist, noun

Words nearby onomatology

onnagata, onomasiology, onomastic, onomasticon, onomastics, onomatology, onomatomania, onomatophobia, onomatopoeia, onondaga, onondagan

Example sentences from the Web for onomatology

Look, for instance, at his ingenious quaintness in the matter of onomatology.

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