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polynym
Term:
polynym
Literally meaning
:
“many names”
Origin:
Anc Greek
πολύς
/polys=much
+
ὄ
νομα
/ onoma
(=name)
>
νέμω
/nemo (=distribute)
Coined/History/
(?)
Definition
1. The use of various names for one thing.
2. A scientific name in nomenclatures of organisms consisting of more than three terms.
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