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单词 capitonym
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capitonym

UK /ˈkæpɪtənɪm/

Word Forms

singularcapitonym
pluralcapitonyms

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a word that changes its meaning, and sometimes its pronunciation, when the first letter is capitalized, for example Polish and polishThis meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Kerry from United Kingdom on 01/06/2018
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    The word capitonym is a blend of capital with suffix -onym (from the Greek ‘onoma’ meaning ‘name’). There are of course a good few metalinguistic terms with this suffix, well-known words like synonym/antonym and pseudonym, but also more obscure ones like eponym (a word derived from the name of a person, e.g. hoover), BROKEN! (target document not found): textonym (different words formed from the same combination of key presses on devices using predictive texting), contronym (a word with two opposite meanings, e.g. BROKEN! (target document not found): sick) and my own particular favourite, aptronym (a name which relates to its owner’s profession, e.g. William Wordsworth, Usain Bolt). A capitonym is itself a special case of a homonym (a word that is spelt and sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, e.g. bank = financial institution, bank = land by a river), or in the case of e.g. Polish/polish, a heteronym (a word that is spelt identically to another but has a different meaning and pronunciation, e.g. tear = pull something apart, and tear = liquid from your eye).

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capitonym

US /ˈkæpɪtənɪm/

Word Forms

singularcapitonym
pluralcapitonyms

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a word that changes its meaning, and sometimes its pronunciation, when the first letter is capitalized, for example Polish and polishThis meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Kerry from United Kingdom on 01/06/2018
    Synonyms and related words

    Types of word

    Featured as a BuzzWord!

    The word capitonym is a blend of capital with suffix -onym (from the Greek ‘onoma’ meaning ‘name’). There are of course a good few metalinguistic terms with this suffix, well-known words like synonym/antonym and pseudonym, but also more obscure ones like eponym (a word derived from the name of a person, e.g. hoover), BROKEN! (target document not found): textonym (different words formed from the same combination of key presses on devices using predictive texting), contronym (a word with two opposite meanings, e.g. BROKEN! (target document not found): sick) and my own particular favourite, aptronym (a name which relates to its owner’s profession, e.g. William Wordsworth, Usain Bolt). A capitonym is itself a special case of a homonym (a word that is spelt and sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, e.g. bank = financial institution, bank = land by a river), or in the case of e.g. Polish/polish, a heteronym (a word that is spelt identically to another but has a different meaning and pronunciation, e.g. tear = pull something apart, and tear = liquid from your eye).

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