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euonymy

euonymy noun: the creation or use of self-descriptive names.

Noun

euonymy (uncountable)

  1. The creation or use of self-descriptive names.
    • Daniels's coinage 'abjad' won't glister in the annals of euonymy, but I must use it here for clarity's sake.1998, Semiotica - Volume 122, page 121
    • He adopts for his names Greek words that either confirm the character (euonymy) or undercut him or her ironically (dysonymy), and sometimes lead to, or depend on, wordplay in the text.1999, Plautus, Terence, & Deena Berg, Five Comedies: Miles Gloriosus, Menaechmi, Bacchides, Hecyra and Adelphoe, →ISBN

Origin of euonymy

From eu- + -onymy.

Questions about euonymy

What does euonymy mean?
Euonymy means the creation or use of self-descriptive names.
What part of speech is euonymy?
Euonymy is a noun.

Words near euonymy in the dictionary

  1. euonymous
  2. euonyms
  3. euonymus
  4. euonymuses
  5. euonymusoside
  6. euonymy
  7. euophryine
  8. euophryines
  9. euopisthobranch
  10. euopisthobranchs
  11. euornithian

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