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metronymic

/mee-truh-nim-ik, me-/US // ˌmi trəˈnɪm ɪk, ˌmɛ- //UK // (ˌmɛtrəˈnɪmɪk) //

转折词,转折点,转折性的,转折性

Related Words

last name姓氏,最后的名字,名称,最后的名字是cognomen名词解释,名词,名词术语,名字patronymic父名,姓氏,父姓,父名的matronymic娘娘腔,妇产科,母题,妇科

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a metronymic name.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as insurname
Synonyms
last name姓氏,最后的名字,名称,最后的名字是cognomen名词解释,名词,名词术语,名字matronymic娘娘腔,妇产科,母题,妇科patronymic父名,姓氏,父姓,父名的

Examples

  • Descent henceforth was reckoned in the paternal line, and society had become patronymic instead of metronymic.

  • Metronymic, met-ro-nim′ik, adj. derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor.

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