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aptonymous

aptonymous adjective: of or pertaining to aptonymy.

Adjective

aptonymous (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to aptonymy.

Origin of aptonymous

From aptonym + -ous.

Questions about aptonymous

What does aptonymous mean?
Aptonymous means of or pertaining to aptonymy.
What part of speech is aptonymous?
Aptonymous is an adjective.

Words near aptonymous in the dictionary

  1. aptness
  2. aptnesses
  3. apto
  4. aptocaine
  5. aptonym
  6. aptonymous
  7. aptonyms
  8. aptonymy
  9. aptophilia
  10. aptoprecipitate
  11. aptoprecipitated

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