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There are 14 nine-letter words containing NYMY

ethnonymyhydronymyhypernymymetronymyneuronymypaleonymypapponymypatronymyphytonymypolyonymyretronymytautonymyteknonymytroponymy

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  • ethnonymy — n. (Linguistics) the naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms.
  • hydronymy — n. The naming of bodies of water such as rivers and lakes.
  • hypernymy — n. (Semantics) The semantic relation between hypernyms; the quality…
  • metronymy — n. Kinship and naming that follows the female line.
  • neuronymy — n. The nomenclature for parts of the brain.
  • paleonymy — n. The use of a preexisting word in a new context. — n. The connotations that a word carries due to its historical…
  • papponymy — n. The practice, or an instance, of naming a grandson after his grandfather.
  • patronymy — n. The practice of naming children after their fathers. — n. A son’s name which is derived from his father’s name. — n. An extended family grouping centered around the father’s family.
  • phytonymy — n. The nomenclature of plants.
  • polyonymy — n. The use of many names for the same thing or person.
  • retronymy — n. The process of creating retronyms; coining new words for existing…
  • tautonymy — n. The use of a binomial name consisting of the same word twice…
  • teknonymy — n. The cultural practice of referring to parents by the names of their children.
  • troponymy — n. (Semantics) The semantic relation between troponyms. — n. Synonym of troponomy.
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