| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing; as, "He has gone to town," for, "He has gone to London.".[Websters]. | |
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Date "Autonomasy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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Etymology:Autonomasy \Au`to*nom"a*sy\, noun. [Auto- Greek expression name, from name; or for English antonomasia.]. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing; as, "He has gone to town," for, "He has gone to London.".[Websters]. | |
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Date "AUTONOMASY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Autonomasy \Au`to*nom"a*sy\, noun. [Auto- Greek expression name, from name; or for English antonomasia.]. (references) |
