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Root Word List: ono , nym , onym = word, name. a cronym (n) an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters in words or parts of a series of words a nonymous (adj) not named or identified; done by someone unknown. Word List: ono , nym , onym = word, name.
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Root Word List: ono, nym, onym = word, name acronym (n) an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters in words or parts of a series of words anonymous (adj) not named or identified; done by someone unknown
Word List: ono, nym, onym = word, name • antonym (n) a word that means the opposite of another word • eponym (n) a person for whom something, such as a city, building, or street, has been named • heteronym (n) one of two or more words that are spelled alike but have different meanings and pronunciations, such as bass voice and bass, a fish
Word List: ono, nym, onym = word, name • homonym (n) one of two or more words that are pronounced alike but have different spellings and meanings, such as isle and aisle • Onomatopoeia (n) the formation of words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer
Word List: ono, nym, onym = word, name • oronym (n) a string of words that sounds the same as another string of words, such as gray day and gray A. • pseudonym (n) false name; a fictitious name • synonym (n) one of two or more words that have the same meaning