Dictionary![]() ![]() an•to•no•ma•siaPronunciation: (an"tu-nu-mā'zhu), [key] —n. 1. Rhet.the identification of a person by an epithet or appellative that is not the person's name, as his lordship. 2. the use of the name of a person who was distinguished by a particular characteristic, as Don Juan or Annie Oakley, to designate a person or group of persons having the same characteristic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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