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matronymics

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Definition of matronymics word

  • noun matronymics Plural form of matronymic. 1

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Parts of speech for Matronymics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

matronymics popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for matronymics

noun matronymics

  • flags — flagstone (def 1).
  • labels — Plural form of label.
  • terms — a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
  • agnomina — Plural form of agnomen.
  • aliases — a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name: The police files indicate that “Smith” is an alias for Simpson.

Antonyms for matronymics

noun matronymics

  • names — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.

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