| ACRONYM | • acronym n. (Linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such… • acronym n. (Linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux"). • acronym v. To form into an acronym. |
| ALLONYM | • allonym n. A pseudonym, (particularly) another person’s name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work. • allonym n. (Uncommon) An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author. • ALLONYM n. the name of a person, usually historical, taken by an author as a pen name (as opposed to using a fictional pseudonym). |
| ANTONYM | • antonym n. (Semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word. • ANTONYM n. a word opposite in meaning to another. |
| AUTONYM | • autonym n. (Taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated. • autonym n. (Linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their… • autonym n. The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author. |
| CACONYM | • caconym n. An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification. • CACONYM n. an erroneous name. |
| DEMONYM | • demonym n. A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place. • demonym n. (Obsolete) A pseudonym formed of an adjective. • DEMONYM n. a name used to denote the inhabitants of a place. |
| HOMONYM | • homonym n. (Semantics, strict sense) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word. • homonym n. (Loosely) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both), technically… • homonym n. (Taxonomy) A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon. |
| HYPONYM | • hyponym n. (Semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass… • HYPONYM n. one of several terms subsumed under another. |
| MERONYM | • meronym n. (Semantics) A term used to denote a thing that is a part of something else. • MERONYM n. a word whose relation to another is that of a part to the whole, e.g. whisker to cat, sleeve to coat. |
| METONYM | • metonym n. (Grammar) A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object;… • metonym n. (By extension) A concept, idea, or word used to represent, typify, or stand in for a broader set of ideas. • METONYM n. a word used in metonymy. |
| MONONYM | • mononym n. A single name by which a person, thing, etc., is known. • mononym n. A single term for a thing or concept, allowing for no synonyms. • MONONYM n. a person who is famous enough to be known by only one name, usually the first name. |
| PARONYM | • paronym n. (Semantics) A word derived from the same root or stem as another word. • paronym n. (Rare) A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word. • PARONYM n. a word having the same root as another. |
| SYNONYM | • synonym n. (Semantics, strictly) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word. • synonym n. (Semantics, loosely) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase. • synonym n. (Zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym). |
| TOPONYM | • toponym n. A placename. • toponym n. (Less common) A word derived from the name of a place. • toponym n. (Anatomy) The technical designation of any region of an animal. |
| TRIONYM | • trionym n. A name consisting of three terms. • TRIONYM n. a trinomial name or expression. |