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nym

name

Greek · onyma, onoma (ὄνυμα, ὄνομα)

Nym and onym come from Greek onoma, "name". They appear in words about names, labels, and words that share or stand for a name.

Memory trick

SYNONYM = same NAME-meaning; ANONYMOUS = without a NAME.

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