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metronymic


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Metronymic  \Met`ro*nym"ic\,  a.  [Gr.  ?;  ?  mother  +  ?,  for  ? 
  name.] 
  Derived  from  the  name  of  one's  mother,  or  other  female 
  ancestor;  as  a  metronymic  name  or  appellation.  --  A 
  metronymic  appellation. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  metronymic 
  n  :  a  name  derived  from  the  name  of  your  mother  or  a  maternal 
  ancestor  [syn:  {matronymic}] 




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