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acronym

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an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letter in words or part of a series of words.

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anonymous

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not named or identified; done by someone unknown

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antonym

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a word that means the opposite of another

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eponym

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a person for whom something such as a cit has been named

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heteronym

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words that are spelled alike but have different meanings.

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homonym

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words pronounced alike but have different meanings

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onomatopoeia

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words that imitate sounds

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oronym

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a string of words that sounds same another string of words.

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pseudonym

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false name

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synonym

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multiple words with the same meaning

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