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MATRONYMIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does matronymic mean?
• MATRONYMIC (noun)
The noun MATRONYMIC has 1 sense:
1. a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor
Familiarity information: MATRONYMIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
matronymic; metronymic
Hypernyms ("matronymic" is a kind of...):
name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)
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