acronym | (noun) a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word | Synonyms: initialism |
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anonym | (noun) a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role | Synonyms: nom de guerre, pseudonym |
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antonym | (noun) a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other | Synonyms: opposite, opposite word |
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eponym | (noun) the name derived from a person (real or imaginary) | - |
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(noun) the person for whom something is named | - |
gym | (noun) athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training | Synonyms: gymnasium |
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hagionym | (noun) The name of a Saint taken as a proper name. | - |
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heteronym | (noun) two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation | - |
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holonym | (noun) a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part | Synonyms: whole name |
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homonym | (noun) two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings | - |
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hypernym | (noun) a word that is more generic than a given word | Synonyms: superordinate, superordinate word |
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hyponym | (noun) a word that is more specific than a given word | Synonyms: subordinate, subordinate word |
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meronym | (noun) a word that names a part of a larger whole | Synonyms: part name |
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metonym | (noun) a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing | - |
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microtoponym | (noun) a name of a "minor" or small natural feature (e.g., a field, path, bridge, ditch, etc.). | - |
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mym | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters | Synonyms: myriameter, myriametre |
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paronym | (noun) a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling | - |
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patronym | (noun) a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) | Synonyms: patronymic |
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pertainym | (noun) meaning relating to or pertaining to | - |
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pseudonym | (noun) a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role | Synonyms: anonym, nom de guerre |
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retronym | (noun) a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate | - |
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synonym | (noun) two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context | Synonyms: equivalent word |
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toponym | (noun) the name by which a geographical place is known | Synonyms: place name |
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troponym | (noun) a word that denotes a manner of doing something | Synonyms: manner name |
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