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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
-onym, 
  1. a combining form of Greek origin, meaning "word,'' "name'':pseudonym.
  • Greek -ōnymos having the kind of name specified, combining form representing ónyma, dialect, dialectal variant of ónoma name
  • ultimately

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-onym n combining form
  1. indicating a name or word: acronym, pseudonym
Etymology: from Greek -onumon, from onuma, Doric variant of onoma name
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