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-onym
(-onym)
Syllabification:
On
Off
combiningForm
forming nouns:
1
denoting a type of name:
pseudonym
2
denoting a word having a specified relationship to another:
antonym
Origin:
from Greek
-ōnumon
, neuter of
-ōnumos
, combining form of
onoma
'name'
Nearby Words
ontogenesis
ontogeny
ontological argument
ontology
onus
onus probandi
onward
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onychophoran
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onyx
onyx marble
oo-
oo-er
oocyst
oocyte
OOD
oodles