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telonym

telonym noun: a term formed from the terminal letter or letters of several words.

Noun

telonym (plural telonyms)

  1. (rare) A term formed from the terminal letter or letters of several words.
    1. (rare) A pseudonym formed in this way from an author's first name or full name.
      • John Smith adopted the telonym N. H. for his novel.

Forms of telonym

pluraltelonyms

Origin of telonym

From telo- + -onym.

Questions about telonym

What does telonym mean?
Telonym means a term formed from the terminal letter or letters of several words.
What part of speech is telonym?
Telonym is a noun.
What is the plural of telonym?
The plural of telonym is telonyms.

Words near telonym in the dictionary

  1. telomorph
  2. telonemid
  3. telonemids
  4. telonism
  5. telonisms
  6. telonym
  7. telonyms
  8. Teloogoo
  9. Teloogoos
  10. telop
  11. Telopea

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