Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metronymy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metronymy
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

kinship and naming that follows the female line

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does metronymy mean?
kinship and naming that follows the female line

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