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  1. metronymy: Merriam-Webster
  2. metronymy: Wordnik
  3. metronymy: Wiktionary
  4. metronymy: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words

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Definitions from Wiktionary (metronymy)

▸ noun:  kinship and naming that follows the female line

Similar:
metronym, matronymic, metronymic, matronym, andronym, toname, telonym, nomothete, honor name, maiden name, more...

Opposite:
patronymy, matronymic system, matronymy

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metronym, matronymic, metronymic, matronym, andronym, toname, telonym, nomothete, honor name, maiden name, more...

Opposite:
patronymy, matronymic system, matronymy



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