retronym

Meaning of retronym

noun

A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique.

Information about retronym

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of retronym is: retronyms.
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Hyphenation of retronym

retronym

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
  • retronym is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Words that rhyme with retronym

onym, caconym, pseudonym, endonym, hodonym, theonym, euphonym, dionym, trionym, allonym, holonym, poecilonym, homonym, demonym, anonym, ethnonym, mononym, organonym, synonym, anthroponym, cohyponym, eponym, hyponym, toponym, troponym, typonym, epotoponym, hagiotoponym, acronym, chironym, heteronym, meronym, metronym, neuronym, paronym, patronym, sideronym, backronym, bacronym, choronym, hydronym, oronym, isonym, antonym, autonym, charactonym, cryptonym, metonym, protonym, tautonym

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