The Scarcliff Dictionary of Branding » Naming Dictionary http://www.scarcliffdictionary.com Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:15:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 trionym http://www.scarcliffdictionary.com/2010/07/trionym/ http://www.scarcliffdictionary.com/2010/07/trionym/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:20:49 +0000 Troy http://www.scarcliffdictionary.com/?p=615 Definition | Meaning

  1. A name that contains three words.

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  1. The referral of the parents by names of their children.

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  1. A name that consists of multiple words.

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  1. A word with the same meaning as another.

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  • synonym
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  1. A word whose meaning is changed to cover up.

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  • euphemism
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  1. A name derived from one’s child.

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  1. A system where the name is derived from the female’s line.

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  1. A figure of speech where an attribute of the subject is used to name the subject.

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  1. A word with an identical form or derivation of another.

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]]> http://www.scarcliffdictionary.com/2010/07/isonym/feed/ 0 hyponym http://www.scarcliffdictionary.com/2010/07/hyponym/ http://www.scarcliffdictionary.com/2010/07/hyponym/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:02:31 +0000 Troy http://www.scarcliffdictionary.com/?p=594 Definition | Meaning

  1. A term that is part of a larger class.

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