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polyonymy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poly-onymy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of many names for the same thing or person.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) and ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

polyonymies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polyonymous

Synonyms

hypersynonymy overlexicalization

Questions

What does polyonymy mean?
The use of many names for the same thing or person.
Where does polyonymy come from?
From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) and ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

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