"polyonymy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polyonymies [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) and ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|πολύς||many, much}} Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), {{m|grc|ὄνομα||name}} ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} polyonymy (usually uncountable, plural polyonymies)
  1. The use of many names for the same thing or person. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: polyonymous
    Sense id: en-polyonymy-en-noun-3SHkRbue Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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