ono, nym, onym Vocabulary Words

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ono, nym, onym

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word, name

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an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters in words or parts of a series of words

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acronym (n.)

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not named or identified; done by someone unknown

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anonymous (adj.)

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a word that means the opposite of another word

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antonym (n.)

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a person for whom something, such as a city, building, or street has been named

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eponym (n.)

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one of two or more words that are spelled alike but have different pronunciations, such as bass voice and bass, a fish

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heteronym (n.)

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one of two or more words that are pronounced alike but have different spellings and meanings, such as isle and aisle

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homonym (n.)

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the formation of words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer

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onomatopoeia (n.)

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a string of words that sounds the same as another string of words, such as gray day and grade A

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oronym (n.)

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false name; a fictitious name

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pseudonym (n.)