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Definition of Polyonym
1. n. An object which has a variety of names.
Definition of Polyonym
1. Noun. An object that has a variety of names. ¹
2. Noun. A polynomial name or term. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polyonym
1. a name consisting of several words [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyonym
Literary usage of Polyonym
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biological Lectures Delivered at the Marine Biological Laboratory of Wood's (1898)
"polyonym.—A name consisting of more than one word; eg, fissura centralis ...
This use of the word polyonym is analogous to that of polyandry, polygamy, etc. ..."
2. Journal by Australian Ex Libris Society (1890)
"He was, as men of high birth used to be in the epoch to which the monument belongs,
a polyonym, combining in his the names of some other illustrious ..."
3. Putnam's Word Book: A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of by Louis Andrew Flemming (1919)
"... trio- nym, polyonym, diminutive; repute, fame, renown, reputation. Associated
words: nominal, nominally, titular, titulary, ..."
4. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1890)
"... by L. Post Cerebral ; the С is a capital, but between it and the Post is
neither hyphen nor period. The complete series of steps from a polyonym to a ..."
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