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Ono, nym, onym
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English
7th Grade
11/03/2014

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Term
acronym
Definition
an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters in words or parts of a series of words
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anonymous
Definition
not named or identified; done by someone unknown
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antonym
Definition
a word that means the opposite of another word
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eponym
Definition
a person for whom something, such as a city, building, or street, has been named
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heteronym
Definition
one of two or more words that are spelled alike but have different meanings and pronunciations, (Bass voice and bass fish)
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homonym
Definition
one of two or more words that are pronounced alike by have different spellings and meanings, such as isle and aisle
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onomatopoeia
Definition
words that sound like the objects and actions they describe (buzz, hiss)
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oronym
Definition
a string of words that sounds the same as another string of words (gray day and Grade A)
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pseudonym
Definition
false name
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synonym
Definition
one of two or more words that have the same meaning
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