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mat⋅ro⋅nym⋅ic
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trəˈnɪm
ɪk
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–adjective
1.
derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.
–noun
2.
a metronymic name.
Also,
matronymic.
Origin:
1865–70;
< Gk
mētrōnymikós
named after one's mother
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mat·ro·nym·ic
(māt'rə-nĭm'ĭk)
adj. Of, relating to, or derived from the name of one's mother or maternal ancestor.
n. A name so derived.
[Greek
mātrōnumikos
, dialectal variant of
mētrōnumikos
:
mētēr
, mētr-
,
mother
; see
metro-
+
onuma
,
name
; see
n
-men-
in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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