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charactonym

[kar-ik-tuh-nim]

char·ac·to·nym

[kar-ik-tuh-nim]
noun
a name given to a literary character that is descriptive of a quality or trait of the character.

Origin:
charact(er) + -onym
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Charactonym is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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charactonym

a name of a fictional character that suggests a distinctive trait of that character. Examples of charactonyms include Mistress Quickly and Sir Toby Belch.

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