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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

caconym en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to caco- + -onym or caco- + -nym.

Meanings

  1. An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification.

Forms

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Antonyms

euonym

Deriveds

caconymous

Relateds

cacology

Synonyms

misnomer