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Where does “agnomination” come from?

agnomination (English) comes from Latin agnominatio — agnomination, paronomasia.

agnomination (English): A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to...

Definitions

  1. A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to...

Ancestry of “agnomination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagnominatioagnomination, paronomasia
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