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charactonym

charactonym noun: a name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.

Noun

charactonym (plural charactonyms)

  1. A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.

Forms of charactonym

pluralcharactonyms

Origin of charactonym

From character + -onym.

Questions about charactonym

What does charactonym mean?
Charactonym means a name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
What part of speech is charactonym?
Charactonym is a noun.
What is the plural of charactonym?
The plural of charactonym is charactonyms.

Words near charactonym in the dictionary

  1. characteropathy
  2. characters
  3. characters per inch
  4. characterwise
  5. charactery
  6. charactonym
  7. charactonymous
  8. charactonyms
  9. charactron
  10. charactrons
  11. characts

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