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word, name
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What are the roots that mean word or name?
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the roots ono, nym and onym
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What is the word that names two strings of words that sound similar, such as “I scream” and “ice cream?
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a string of words that sounds the same as another string of words, such as gray day and grade A
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What is the word that names words with identical spellings but different meanings and pronunciations?
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one of two or more words that are spelled alike, but have different meanings and pronunciations, such as bass voice and bass, a fish
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What is the word that names a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
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a word that means the opposite of another word
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What is the word that names words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings?
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one of two or more words that are pronounced alike, but have different spellings and meanings, such as isle and aisle
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What is the word that names a word that imitates the sound of an object, such as “buzz” for a bee?
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the formation of words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer
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What is the word that describes an unknown person that has done something, such as write a book?
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not named or identified; done by someone unknown
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What is the word for a person after whom something was named, such as Amerigo Verspucci, from whom we get America?
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a person for whom something, such as a city, building or street, has been named Origin of boycott after Charles C. Boycott (1832- 1897), English estate manager in Ireland, against whom nonviolent coercive tactics were used in 1880
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What is the word that names a fictitious name used by authors who want to hide their identities?
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false name; a fictitious name
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What is the word that means a word that has the same meaning as another word?
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one of two or more words that have the same meaning
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What is the word that describes the letters PTA meaning Parent Teacher Association?
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an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters in words
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