"-onym" meaning in English

See -onym in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /nɪm/ Forms: -onym
Head templates: {{suffix}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Used to form nouns referring to types of words based on their meaning relationships, such as similarity, oppositeness, or origin.
    Sense id: simple--onym-en-suffix-mfa0uEpF
     
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-onym",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A synonym is a word with a similar meaning to another. (syn- + onym)"
        },
        {
          "text": "An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning of another. (anti- + onym)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form nouns referring to types of words based on their meaning relationships, such as similarity, oppositeness, or origin."
      ],
      "id": "simple--onym-en-suffix-mfa0uEpF"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-onym"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-onym",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A synonym is a word with a similar meaning to another. (syn- + onym)"
        },
        {
          "text": "An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning of another. (anti- + onym)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form nouns referring to types of words based on their meaning relationships, such as similarity, oppositeness, or origin."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-onym"
}

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