autonym

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.
A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
A work published under the author's true name.

/ˈɔːtənɪm/ /ˈɔdn̩ɪm/ /ˈɑdn̩ɪm/

autonym autonyms

From auto- (“self”) + -onym (“name”).

type variety endonym selfname orthonym alethonym

exonym xenonym pseudonym allonym alias pen name nom de plume nom de clavier nom de Web stage name nom de guerre

autonymic autonymically autonymous autonymously autonymy demonym ethnonym glossonym autoglossonym

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