| acronym
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(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
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(noun) a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role |
Synonyms:
nom de guerre,
pseudonym |
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| antonym
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(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
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(noun) the person for whom something is named |
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| (noun) the name derived from a person (real or imaginary) |
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| gym
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(noun) athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training |
Synonyms:
gymnasium |
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| hagionym
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(noun) The name of a Saint taken as a proper name. |
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| heteronym
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(noun) two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation |
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| holonym
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(noun) a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part |
Synonyms:
whole name |
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| homonym
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(noun) two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings |
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| hypernym
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(noun) a word that is more generic than a given word |
Synonyms:
superordinate,
superordinate word |
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| hyponym
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(noun) a word that is more specific than a given word |
Synonyms:
subordinate,
subordinate word |
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| meronym
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(noun) a word that names a part of a larger whole |
Synonyms:
part name |
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| metonym
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(noun) a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing |
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| microtoponym
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(noun) a name of a "minor" or small natural feature (e.g., a field, path, bridge, ditch, etc.). |
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| mym
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(noun) a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters |
Synonyms:
myriameter,
myriametre |
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| paronym
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(noun) a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling |
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| patronym
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(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
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(noun) meaning relating to or pertaining to |
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| pseudonym
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(noun) a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role |
Synonyms:
nom de guerre,
anonym |
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| retronym
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(noun) a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate |
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| synonym
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(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
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(noun) the name by which a geographical place is known |
Synonyms:
place name |
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| troponym
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(noun) a word that denotes a manner of doing something |
Synonyms:
manner name |
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