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Showing words for RETRONYM using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Retronym
retronym
6 Letter Words for Retronym
etymon, mentor, merton, metron, montre, ornery, retorn, romney, termon, termor, terron, tormen, torney, toymen, tremor, troner, tyrone
5 Letter Words for Retronym
emony, emory, enorm, entom, entry, erron, mento, merry, metro, meynt, moner, money, monte, monty, morne, moten, moter, motey, moyen, myron, norry, noter, onery, ormer, retro, retry, ronte, rorty, roter, royet, royne, tenor, terry, toner, toney, toyer, trone, tryer, yomer, yrent
4 Letter Words for Retronym
ento, entr, eton, etym, eyot, meno, ment, meny, mero, moet, mone, mont, mony, more, morn, mort, mote, myrt, nemo, nome, nore, norm, note, nyet, omen, omer, oner, onym, oyer, reno, rent, reny, roer, roey, rome, rone, ront, rort, rory, rote, royt, ryen, ryme, rynt, ryot, term, tern, terr, toey, tome, tone, tony, tore, torn, torr, trey, tron, troy, trye, tyer, tyne, tyro, tyrr, yeom, yern, yont, yore, yote
3 Letter Words for Retronym
emo, eom, eon, ern, err, ert, ety, eyn, eyr, men, mer, met, moe, mon, mor, mot, moy, mtn, neo, net, nom, nor, not, noy, nye, oer, one, ont, ony, ore, ort, ory, oye, rem, roe, rom, ron, rot, rte, rye, tem, ten, ter, toe, tom, ton, tor, toy, trm, try, tye, tyr, yen, yeo, yer, yet, yoe, yom, yon, yor, yot
Definitions for Retronym
[1] a term coined in modification of an original term that was used alone (as acoustic guitar instead of guitar ) to distinguish it from a term referring to a later development (as electric guitar ). Other examples of retronyms are snail mail and analog watch .
Words nearby Retronym
retrolental fibroplasia, retrolingual, retromandibular vein, retromingent, retromolar pad, retronym, retroocular, retropack, retroperitoneal, retroperitoneal space, retroperitoneum
Origin of Retronym
1980, Americanism ; retro- + (-o)nym; coined by Frank Mankiewicz, U.S. journalist