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caconym

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-conym
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to caco- + -onym or caco- + -nym.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

caconyms (plural)

Derived Forms

caconymous

Frequently Paired Words

cacology

Synonyms

misnomer

Antonyms

euonym

Questions

What does caconym mean?
An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification.
Where does caconym come from?
From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to caco- + -onym or caco- + -nym.

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