different between retronymic vs retronym
retronymic
English
Etymology
retronym +? -ic
Adjective
retronymic (comparative more retronymic, superlative most retronymic)
- Being or relating to a retronym.
Translations
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retronym
English
Etymology
From retro- +? -onym; coined by Frank Mankiewicz and popularized by William Safire.
Noun
retronym (plural retronyms)
- (linguistics) A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique. [from 1980s]
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- avant la lettre
- reduplicative
- Category:English retronyms
Further reading
- retronym on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Danish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
retronym n (singular definite retronymet, plural indefinite retronymer)
- (linguistics, rare) retronym
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
retro- +? -onym
Noun
retronym c
- retronym
Declension
See also
- akustisk gitarr
- tjock-tv
- vedspis
retronym From the web:
- what retronyms meaning
- what does heteronym mean
- what does retronym
- what does heteronym mean in english
- what is a retronym
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