AUTONYM

Etymology

Noun

autonym (plural autonyms)

(taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.

Synonym: type variety

(linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.

Synonyms: endonym, selfname

Antonyms: exonym, xenonym

The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.

Antonyms: pseudonym, alias, pen name

A work published under the author's true name.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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