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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•to•no•ma•sia (an′tə nə mā′zhə),USA pronunciation n. - Rhetoricthe identification of a person by an epithet or appellative that is not the person's name, as his lordship.
- the use of the name of a person who was distinguished by a particular characteristic, as Don Juan or Annie Oakley, to designate a person or group of persons having the same characteristic.
- Greek, verbid of antonomázein to call by a new name, equivalent. to ant- ant- + onomat- stem of ónoma name + -ia -ia
- Latin
- 1580–90;
an•to•no•mas•tic (an′tə nō mas′tik),USA pronunciation an′to•no•mas′ti•cal, adj. an′to•no•mas′ti•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: antonomasia /ˌæntənəˈmeɪzɪə/ n - the substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, such as his highness
- the use of a proper name for an idea: he is a Daniel come to judgment
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek, from antonomazein to name differently, from onoma name |