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matronymic

[ma-truh-nim-ik]
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adjective

metronymic.

RELATED WORDS

term, brand, style, label, flag, signature, sign, nickname, surname, head, tag, rubric, moniker, cognomen, agnomen, pseudonym, appellation, handle, epithet, denomination

Nearby words

  1. matronage,
  2. matronal,
  3. matronalia,
  4. matronize,
  5. matronly,
  6. matryoshka,
  7. mats,
  8. matsu,
  9. matsu-take,
  10. matsudo
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Examples from the Web for matronymic

  • The name Abraham he received from his grandfather, but it was early dropped, and he was always known by his matronymic Albert.

    Albert Gallatin|John Austin Stevens
British Dictionary definitions for matronymic

matronymic

adjective, noun

a less common word for metronymic
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Word Origin and History for matronymic

matronymic

n.

1794, a hybrid from Latin mater (see mother (n.1)) + Greek-based ending from patronymic. As an adjective from 1874.

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