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patronymic |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Patronymic \Pa`tro*nym"ic\, a. [L. patronymicus Gr ?; ? father + ? name: cf F. patronymique.] Derived from ancestors; as a patronymic denomination. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Patronymic \Pa`tro*nym"ic\, n. [Gr. ?.] A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as Pelides the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz the son of Paul; also the surname of a family; the family name --M. A. Lower. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: patronymic adj : of a patronymic name n : a name derived with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor
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