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Can you name the the words that end in -nym?
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-nym
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A word formed from the initials of words in a phrase
LASER, NATO
The name of another person assumed by an author
Hamilton used Publius, a Roman consul
A word opposite in meaning to another word
Fast/slow
A name considered linguistically undesirable; a bad word
Don't want to offend Aloysius or Percyvelle...
A secret or code name or word
007: ____ for James Bond
The name used by a people to describe themselves
'die Deutsche' for those from Germany
A word derived from the name of a person or place
Pasteurize: ____ for Louis Pasteur
A well-suited, fitting name
A realtor named Sue House
The name used by foreigners to describe a people or a place
'Germans' for those from Germany
A word spelled the same but having a different meaning and sound from another
lead (the metal)/lead (the verb)
A word naming the whole of something, given a part
Tree: _____ for bark or leaves.
A word sounding the same but having a different spelling and meaning from another
Pear/pare
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-nym
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A more generic term for a word
Furniture: ____ for 'chair'
A more specific term for a word
Chair: ____ for 'furniture'
A one-word name by which a person is popularily known
Oprah, Bono
A sequence of words that sounds the same as a different sequence of words
Ice cream/I scream
A name derived from a father or ancestor
Johnson: ____ for 'John'
Something known by more than one name
Unless you're Oprah or Bono, likely you
A fictitious name assumed by an author
Charles Dodgson used 'Lewis Carroll'
A term created to distinguish what was once the only example of something from later developments
Acoustic guitar: ____ for 'guitar'
A word with the same meaning as another word
Create/make
A scientific name in which the generic and specific names are the same
Gorilla gorilla, Chloris chloris
A name of a place
Athens, Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountains
A word that denotes a manner of doing something
Saunter: ____ for 'walk'
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