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Words in English with the suffix "-onym" refer to classes of words with a particular property. Most of them are classical compounds. For example an acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of other words. In some words, the -onym form has been modified by replacing (or dropping) the "o." In the examples ananym and metanym, the correct forms (anonym and metonym) were pre-occupied by other meanings.... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
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    -onym

    Words in English with the suffix "-onym" refer to classes of words with a particular property. Most of them are classical compounds.
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    Code name

    -onym - for others similar to cryptonym
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    Aptronym

    -onym
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    Synonym

    -onym
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    Retronym

    -onym
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    Metonymy

    -onym
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    Demonym

    The word comes from the Greek word for 'populace' (δῆμος demos) plus the suffix -onym.
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    Ethnonym

    -onym
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    Onomastics

    -onym, listing the technical kinds of names
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