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troponymy

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The semantic relation between troponyms

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of troponomy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: troponomy

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the place names of a region or a language considered collectively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: troponomy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

4

noun

Meaning 4

the semantic relation of being a manner of does something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: semantic relation

History

Etymology

From troponym + -y.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 方式關係 /方式关系 (fāngshìguānxì) — semantic relation between troponyms
  • Turkish: biçimanlamlılık — semantic relation between troponyms