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Posts tagged "matronyms"
Bonus 104: What’s in a nym? Synonyms, antonyms, and so many more
You might have learned about synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and acronyms in school. But do you know about… autoantonyms, contronyms, hypernyms, hyponyms, metonyms, eponyms, anonyms, backronyms, matronyms, patronyms, retronyms, endonyms, exonyms, toponyms, telonyms, demonyms, razzonyms, oikonyms, AND phantonyms?
In this bonus episode, Lauren and Gretchen get enthusiastic about our favourite words ending in nym! Okay, technically it’s -onym (Greek for name, it’s the same root as the beginning of onomatopoeia), but nym feels catchier. We talk about how there are so many kinds of nym words that are weirder and wackier than classic synonyms and antonyms, how even synonyms and antonyms aren’t quite as straightforward as they seem, and why retronyms make people mad but are Gretchen’s absolute favourite. Plus: a tiny quiz segment on our favourite obscure and cool-sounding nyms!
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A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne.
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