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HYPOCORISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypocorism mean? 

HYPOCORISM (noun)
  The noun HYPOCORISM has 1 sense:

1. a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)play

  Familiarity information: HYPOCORISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HYPOCORISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

hypocorism; pet name

Context example:

'Billy' is a hypocorism for 'William'

Hypernyms ("hypocorism" is a kind of...):

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)


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