"tautonym" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tautonyms [plural]
Etymology: taut- + -onym Etymology templates: {{confix|en|taut|onym}} taut- + -onym Head templates: {{en-noun}} tautonym (plural tautonyms)
  1. (biology) A binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-tautonym-en-noun-ouF63HWr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with taut-, English terms suffixed with -nym, English terms suffixed with -onym Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 91 5 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with taut-: 56 32 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nym: 83 12 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 82 13 6 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (linguistics) A word or term made from two identical parts or syllables, such as bonbon or dada. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-tautonym-en-noun-469EGs5N Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. An absolute synonym.
    Sense id: en-tautonym-en-noun-eGatKEs6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: reduplicant Related terms: tautonymy, tautonymous

Inflected forms

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