-ONYMY


Meaning of -ONYMY in English

ˈänəmē, -mi noun combining form

( -es )

Etymology: Latin -onymia, from Greek -ōnymia, from -ōnymos (as in homōnymos ) + -ia -y

1. : kind of name or word : kind or set of names or words

hydr onymy

2. : study of a (specified) kind of names or words

anthrop onymy

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