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| mat·ro·nym·ic [ màttrə nímmik ] (plural mat·ro·nym·ics) or met·ro·nym·ic [ mèttrə nímmik, mtrə nímmik ] (plural met·ro·nym·ics) |
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name from woman ancestor: a name derived from a mother or a matrilineal ancestor
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| [Late 18th century. < Latin matr- "mother"] |
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