different between aeneolithic vs poecilonym

English

Adjective

aeneolithic (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of Eneolithic

English

Etymology

poecilo- +? -onym

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pi?s?l?n?m/

Noun

poecilonym (plural poecilonyms)

1. Almost a synonym: a word that means almost the same thing as another.
   • 1977, Robert H. Stacy, Defamiliarization in Language and Literature,^[1] Syracuse University Press, ?ISBN, page 52:

     This is also a type of poecilonym or hybrid word; cf. such a word as “aeneolithic” (=chalcolithic) in English.

   • 1997, David Grambs, The Endangered English Dictionary: Bodacious Words, page xi:

     Maybe we could all use a few spanking old poecilonyms. Poecilonym? It's an old synonym for synonym that you'll find in these pages. But many words in this dictionary have no real counterparts in today's English.

   • 1999 July 27, "Ucalegon" (username), "Missing aircraft", in alt.anagrams, Usenet:

     >> Is there another word for synonym?

     >Actually, there is: poecilonym

     Take care, though; ‘poecilonym’ can only be used for the taxonomic meaning of ‘synonym’--an incorrect or obsolete systematic name for a genus or species.

Related terms

• poecilonymic
• poecilonymy

References

• http://phrontistery.info/p.html
• http://home.comcast.net/~wwftd/pq.htm#poecilonym
• http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/nyregion/06words.html
• http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/146510?redirectedFrom=poecilonym#eid29351118