"caconym" meaning in All languages combined

See caconym on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: caconyms [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to caco- + -onym or caco- + -nym. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κακός||bad}} Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”), {{affix|en|caco-|-onym}} caco- + -onym, {{affix|en|caco-|-nym}} caco- + -nym Head templates: {{en-noun}} caconym (plural caconyms)
  1. An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification. Synonyms: misnomer Derived forms: caconymous Related terms: cacology

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "euonym"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κακός",
        "4": "",
        "5": "bad"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "caco-",
        "3": "-onym"
      },
      "expansion": "caco- + -onym",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "caco-",
        "3": "-nym"
      },
      "expansion": "caco- + -nym",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to caco- + -onym or caco- + -nym.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caconyms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "caconym (plural caconyms)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with caco-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -nym",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -onym",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English undefined derivations",
          "parents": [
            "Undefined derivations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "caconymous"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification."
      ],
      "id": "en-caconym-en-noun-D5MWz-TZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "incorrect",
          "incorrect"
        ],
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "taxonomic",
          "taxonomic"
        ],
        [
          "classification",
          "classification"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "cacology"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "misnomer"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "caconym"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "euonym"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "caconymous"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κακός",
        "4": "",
        "5": "bad"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "caco-",
        "3": "-onym"
      },
      "expansion": "caco- + -onym",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "caco-",
        "3": "-nym"
      },
      "expansion": "caco- + -nym",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to caco- + -onym or caco- + -nym.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caconyms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "caconym (plural caconyms)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cacology"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "English terms prefixed with caco-",
        "English terms suffixed with -nym",
        "English terms suffixed with -onym",
        "English undefined derivations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "incorrect",
          "incorrect"
        ],
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "taxonomic",
          "taxonomic"
        ],
        [
          "classification",
          "classification"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "misnomer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caconym"
}

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