matronymic
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trəˈnɪmme⋅tro⋅nym⋅ic
[mee-truh-nim-ik, me-] 
–adjective
| 1. | derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor. |
–noun
| 2. | a metronymic name. |
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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.] |
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Matronymic
Mat`ro*nym"ic\, n. [L. mater mother + -nymic, as in patronimic.] See Metronymic.
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