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matronymic

[ma-truh-nim-ik]

mat·ro·nym·ic

[ma-truh-nim-ik]
adjective
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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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