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aptronymous

aptronymous adjective: of or pertaining to an aptronym.

Adjective

aptronymous (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to an aptronym.
    Antonyms:
    caconymous

Synonyms of aptronymous

Antonyms

Origin of aptronymous

From aptronym + -ous.

Questions about aptronymous

What does aptronymous mean?
Aptronymous means of or pertaining to an aptronym.
What part of speech is aptronymous?
Aptronymous is an adjective.

Words near aptronymous in the dictionary

  1. aptote
  2. aptotes
  3. aptotic
  4. aptronym
  5. aptronymic
  6. aptronymous
  7. aptronyms
  8. apts
  9. apts.
  10. aPTT
  11. APTU

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