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matronymic

[ma-truh-nim-ik]

adjective

metronymic.

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matronymic (ˌmætrəˈnɪmɪk)

—*adj*, —n
	a less common word for metronymic

metronymic or (less commonly) matronymic (ˌmɛtrəˈnɪmɪk)

—*adj*
1.	(of a name) derived from the name of its bearer's mother or another female ancestor

—n
2.	a metronymic name

[C19: from Greek mētronumikos, from mētēr mother + onoma name]

matronymic or (less commonly) matronymic

—*adj*

—n

[C19: from Greek mētronumikos, from mētēr mother + onoma name]

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