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polyonymies

polyonymies is the plural of polyonymy.

Meaning of polyonymy

Noun

polyonymy (usually uncountable, plural polyonymies)

  1. (usually) The use of many names for the same thing or person.
    • Near-synonyms: hypersynonymy, overlexicalization

Questions about polyonymies

What is polyonymies the plural of?
Polyonymies is the plural of polyonymy.

Words near polyonymies in the dictionary

  1. polyonomous
  2. polyonomy
  3. polyonychia
  4. polyonym
  5. polyonymic
  6. polyonymies
  7. polyonymosity
  8. polyonymous
  9. polyonymously
  10. polyonyms
  11. polyonymy

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