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pol•y•on•y•mous
(pol′ē on′ə məs),USA pronunciation adj.
pol′y•on′y•my, n.
- Linguisticshaving or known by several or many names.
- Greek polyó̄nymos, equivalent. to poly- poly- + -ōnymos -named, adjective, adjectival derivative of ónyma, ónoma name; see -ous
- 1670–80