- troponym
- nouna word that denotes a manner of doing something-
`march' is a troponym of `walk'
• Syn: ↑manner name• Hypernyms: ↑word
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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troponym — noun A verb that indicates more precisely the manner of doing something by replacing a verb of a more generalized meaning … Wiktionary
WordNet — is a lexical database for the English language.[1] It groups English words into sets of synonyms called synsets, provides short, general definitions, and records the various semantic relations between these synonym sets. The purpose is twofold:… … Wikipedia
-onym — The suffix onym, in English and other languages, means word, name, and words ending in onym refer to a specified kind of name or word, most of which are classical compounds. For example, an acronym is a word formed from the initial letter or… … Wikipedia
manner name — noun a word that denotes a manner of doing something march is a troponym of walk • Syn: ↑troponym • Hypernyms: ↑word … Useful english dictionary
manner name — n. (linguistics) A word that denotes a manner of doing something; a troponym; as, march is a manner name for walk . [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
