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Record 1 2013-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
OBS

paleo-: a learned borrowing from Greek meaning "old," used in the formation of compound words.

OBS

-onym: name.

OBS

According to Mr. J.A. Rayburn, Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, Energy, Mines and Resources, "paleonym" may be used in technical writing, but descriptive terms such as "obsolete name" or "extinct name" are normally used.

OBS

obsolete name: Names which may have become obsolete ... are referred to the [member of the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names].

OBS

extinct name: How place names originate, change and persist, or become extinct.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
DEF

[Tout] nom propre disparu.

OBS

Le terme s'applique surtout aux noms géographiques.

Spanish

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