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polynymous

polynymous adjective: having multiple names.

Adjective

polynymous (comparative more polynymous, superlative most polynymous)

  1. (rare) Having multiple names.

Antonyms of polynymous

Forms of polynymous

comparativemore polynymous
superlativemost polynymous

Questions about polynymous

What does polynymous mean?
Polynymous means having multiple names.
What part of speech is polynymous?
Polynymous is an adjective.

Words near polynymous in the dictionary

  1. polynucleotidyl
  2. polynya
  3. polynyas
  4. polynyi
  5. polynym
  6. polynymous
  7. polynymously
  8. polynyms
  9. polynymy
  10. polyocracy
  11. polyoctenamer

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