"dromonym" meaning in All languages combined

See dromonym on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dromonyms [plural]
Etymology: From dromo- + -nym. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dromo-|-nym}} dromo- + -nym Head templates: {{en-noun}} dromonym (plural dromonyms)
  1. (onomastics, rare) A toponym (place name) that refers to a transportation route. Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I am aware of only one potential dromonym (Figure 6a), where the apparent descriptive chan+te’ sak bih must also refer to a specific causeway of that length,¹² considering the prominence of numerals in proper names.",
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