Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retronymic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retronymic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being or relating to a retronym.

Etymology

Etymology tree English retronym Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English retronymic From retronym + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more retronymic (comparative) most retronymic (superlative)

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Questions

What does retronymic mean?
Being or relating to a retronym.
Where does retronymic come from?
Etymology tree English retronym Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English retronymic From retronym + -ic.

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