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demonymy

demonymy noun: the use or study of demonyms.

Noun

demonymy (uncountable)

  1. The use or study of demonyms.
    • In keeping with French standards of demonymy, the word oulipian is capitalized here only when it refers to a person: Georges Perec was an Oulipian, but his output was (for the most part) oulipian.2012, Daniel Levin Becker, Many Subtle Channels: In Praise of Potential Literature, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    demonymics

Synonyms of demonymy

Origin of demonymy

From demo- + -onymy.

Questions about demonymy

What does demonymy mean?
Demonymy means the use or study of demonyms.
What part of speech is demonymy?
Demonymy is a noun.

Words near demonymy in the dictionary

  1. Demonts
  2. demonym
  3. demonymic
  4. demonymics
  5. demonyms
  6. demonymy
  7. demoparties
  8. demoparty
  9. demophil
  10. demophile
  11. demophiles

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