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liponym

liponym noun: a text which deliberately excludes a certain word, usually a very common word, occasionally used as a technique in novels.

Noun

liponym (plural liponyms)

  1. (literary) A text which deliberately excludes a certain word, usually a very common word, occasionally used as a technique in novels.

Forms of liponym

pluralliponyms

Questions about liponym

What does liponym mean?
Liponym means a text which deliberately excludes a certain word, usually a very common word, occasionally used as a technique in novels.
What part of speech is liponym?
Liponym is a noun.
What is the plural of liponym?
The plural of liponym is liponyms.

Words near liponym in the dictionary

  1. liponecroses
  2. liponecrosis
  3. Liponpon, Isla Verde
  4. liponucleoside
  5. liponucleosides
  6. liponym
  7. liponyms
  8. lipooligosaccharide
  9. lipooligosaccharides
  10. lipooxygenase
  11. lipooxygenases

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