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a combining form of Greek origin, meaning “word,” “name”:
pseudonym.
Origin:
ult. < Gk
-ōnymos
having the kind of name specified, comb. form repr.
ónyma,
dial. var. of
ónoma
name
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-onym
suff. Word; name:
acronym.
[Greek
-ōnumon
, neuter of
-ōnumos
,
having a specified kind of name
, from
onuma
,
name
; see
n
-men-
in Indo-European roots.]
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-men- in Indo-European roots.]
