单词 | antonomastic |
释义 | antonomasticadj. Of the nature of, relating to, or involving antonomasia. ΚΠ 1831 M. Seoane Neuman & Baretti's Dict. Spanish & Eng. Langs. (ed. 5) I. 56/1 Antonomástico,... Antonomastic, belonging or relating to antonomasia. 1900 A. Cruikshank tr. C. Patrizi in E. S. Purcell Life & Lett. A. P. de Lisle 420 This See [sc. Rome] alone the Fathers and Councils designate under the antonomastic title of the Apostolic See. 1911 Philistine Mar. 128 The common antonomastic use of the name [sc. Philistine] has probably embalmed a slander. 1982 E. A. Synan Wks. Richard of Campsall II. ii. Introd. 61 The author of the Logica observed on most occasions the antonomastic usage by which Aristotle is simply philosophus, ‘The Philosopher’. 2011 Jrnl. Warburg & Courtauld Inst. 74 37 The town [sc. Novara] whose name was antonomastic for its overlord is compensated by the flattery of a prominence it did not possess. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1831 |
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