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retronymous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retrony-mous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of retronymic.

Etymology

From retronym + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more retronymous (comparative) most retronymous (superlative)

Derived Forms

retronymously

Synonyms

retronymic

Questions

What does retronymous mean?
Synonym of retronymic.
Where does retronymous come from?
From retronym + -ous.

How to pronounce retronymous

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