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Metronymic vs Retronymic - What's the difference?

metronymic | retronymic |

As adjectives the difference between metronymic and retronymic

is that metronymic is while retronymic is relating to the characteristics of being a retronym, a new word which describes something old.

As a noun metronymic

is .

metronymic

English

Adjective

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    • Noun

    (en noun)

    • retronymic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to the characteristics of being a retronym, a new word which describes something old.