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antonomastic an·to·no·ma·sia A0353200 (ăn′tə-nə-mā′zhə)n.1. The substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, as in calling a sovereign "Your Majesty."2. The substitution of a personal name for a common noun to designate a member of a group or class, as in calling a traitor a "Benedict Arnold." [Latin, from Greek antonomazein, to name instead : anti-, instead of; see anti- + onomazein, to name (from onoma, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots).] an′to·no·mas′tic (-măs′tĭk) adj.an′to·no·mas′ti·cal·ly adv. |