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TROPONYM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does troponym mean?
• TROPONYM (noun)
The noun TROPONYM has 1 sense:
1. a word that denotes a manner of doing something
Familiarity information: TROPONYM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A word that denotes a manner of doing something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
manner name; troponym
Context example:
'march' is a troponym of 'walk'
Hypernyms ("troponym" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
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