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MATRONYMIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor
Synonyms:
matronymic; metronymic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("matronymic" is a kind of...):
name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)