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    PATRONYMIC

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)play

    Synonyms:

    patronym; patronymic

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("patronymic" is a kind of...):

    name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

    Domain region:

    Emerald Isle; Hibernia; Ireland (an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)

    Derivation:

    patronymic (of or derived from a personal or family name)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of or derived from a personal or family nameplay

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    patronymic (a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor))

    Derivation:

    patronym; patronymic (a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor))

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