onomasticon

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on⋅o⋅mas⋅ti⋅con

[on-uh-mas-ti-kon, -kuh

–noun

1.	a list or collection of proper names.

2.	a list or collection of specialized terms, as those used in a particular field or subject area.

Origin:
1700–10; < Gk onomastikòn (bíblion) vocabulary arranged by subjects; see onomastic

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onomasticon
noun
a list of proper nouns naming persons or places

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