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matronymic

[ ma-truh-nim-ik ]
/ ˌmæ trəˈnɪm ɪk /
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adjective
a variant of metronymic.
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How to use matronymic in a sentence

  • 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
/ (ˌmætrəˈnɪmɪk) /

adjective, noun
a less common word for metronymic
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