antonomase

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tɔ.nɔ.maz/

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Noun

antonomase f (plural antonomases)

1. antonomasia (figure of speech)

Derived terms

• antonomastique

Further reading

• “antonomase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012