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metronymy

metronymy noun: kinship and naming that follows the female line.

Noun

metronymy (uncountable)

  1. kinship and naming that follows the female line

Questions about metronymy

What does metronymy mean?
Metronymy means kinship and naming that follows the female line.
What part of speech is metronymy?
Metronymy is a noun.

Words near metronymy in the dictionary

  1. metrons
  2. metronym
  3. metronymic
  4. metronymics
  5. metronyms
  6. metronymy
  7. metropathia
  8. metropathic
  9. metropathy
  10. metroperitoneal
  11. metroperitonitis

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