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polyonymy en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) and ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The use of many names for the same thing or person.
    • Near-synonyms: hypersynonymy, overlexicalization

Forms

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polyonymies Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

polyonymous

Synonyms

hypersynonymy · overlexicalization