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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 ancestorplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


MATRONYMIC (noun)


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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