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

21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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