"euonym" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈju.əˌnɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-euonym.wav [Southern-England] Forms: euonyms [plural]
Etymology: From eu- (“good, well; true, genuine”) + -onym (“name, word”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|eu|onym|t1=good, well; true, genuine|t2=name, word}} eu- (“good, well; true, genuine”) + -onym (“name, word”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} euonym (plural euonyms)
  1. (rare) A name well suited to the person, place or object which bears it. Tags: rare Synonyms: aptonym, aptronym, charactonym Derived forms: euonymous

Inflected forms

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