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HYPOCORISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)
Example:
'Billy' is a hypocorism for 'William'
Synonyms:
hypocorism; pet name
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hypocorism" is a kind of...):
name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)
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