| 单词 | metronymic |
| 释义 | metronymic[ mee-truh-nim-ik, me- ] / ˌmi trəˈnɪm ɪk, ˌmɛ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR metronymic ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivederived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor. nouna metronymic name. Also mat·ro·nym·ic [ma-truh-nim-ik] /ˌmæ trəˈnɪm ɪk/ . Origin of metronymicFirst recorded in 1865–70, metronymic is from the Greek word mētrōnymikós “named after one's mother” Words nearby metronymicmetrology, metrolymphangitis, metromalacia, metronidazole, metronome, metronymic, metroparalysis, metropathia hemorrhagica, metropathy, metroperitonitis, metrophlebitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for metronymic
British Dictionary definitions for metronymicmetronymic less commonly matronymic/ (ˌmɛtrəˈnɪmɪk) / adjective(of a name) derived from the name of its bearer's mother or another female ancestor nouna metronymic name Word Origin for metronymicC19: from Greek mētronumikos, from mētēr mother + onoma name Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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