- -onym
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noun combining form
Etymology: Greek -ōnymon, from onyma — more at name
name ; word <antonym>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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-onym — ► COMBINING FORM forming nouns: 1) denoting a type of name: pseudonym. 2) denoting a word having a specified relationship to another: antonym. ORIGIN from Greek onoma name … English terms dictionary
-onym — [ə nim] combining form name or word [acronym] … English World dictionary
-onym — The suffix onym, in English and other languages, means word, name, and words ending in onym refer to a specified kind of name or word, most of which are classical compounds. For example, an acronym is a word formed from the initial letter or… … Wikipedia
onym — cac·onym; top·onym; top·onym·ic; cac·onym·ic; top·onym·i·cal; … English syllables
-onym — a combining form of Greek origin, meaning word, name : pseudonym. [ult. < Gk onymos having the kind of name specified, comb. form repr. ónyma, dial. var. of ÓNOMA NAME] * * * … Universalium
-onym — combining form forming nouns: 1》 denoting a type of name: pseudonym. 2》 denoting a word having a specified relationship to another: antonym. Origin from Gk ōnumon, neut. of ōnumos, combining form of onoma name … English new terms dictionary
-onym — (G). A name … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
-onym — o·nym … English syllables
-onym — aff. a combining form meaning “word,”“name”: pseudonym[/ex] • Etymology: ult. < Gk ōnymos having the kind of name specified, comb. form repr. ónyma, dial. var. of ónoma name … From formal English to slang
-onym — əˌnim noun combining form ( s) Etymology: Middle English onyme, from Latin onymum, from Greek ōnymon, from neuter of ōnymos, adjective comb. form (as in homōnymos having the same name) more at homonymous : name : word all … Useful english dictionary
