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caconymy

caconymy noun: the use of a caconym.

Noun

caconymy (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The use of a caconym.
    • ...the relative advantages of any pair of characters may be discussed irrespective of my personal belief that names such as are described in the first column are, as a rule, euonyms, while caconymy summarizes the attributes enumerated in the second.1885, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, page 285
    • "Old sow" in (15) is not derogative, it is a caconymy and indicates close relationship to which Jimmie reacts by saying not only how his mother is but also mentions other members of his family (16).2013, J Vlčková, “Social identity and its reflection in communication: Jimmie Blacksmith in Thomas Keneally's novel The chant of Jimmie Blacksmith”, in Brno studies in English

Questions about caconymy

What does caconymy mean?
Caconymy means the use of a caconym.
What part of speech is caconymy?
Caconymy is a noun.

Words near caconymy in the dictionary

  1. cacomixtle
  2. cacomixtles
  3. caconym
  4. caconymous
  5. caconyms
  6. caconymy
  7. cacoon
  8. cacoon vine
  9. cacoon vines
  10. cacoons
  11. cacophemism

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