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1. Have you ever noticed that there are many English terms ending in -nym? What are the words whose individual letters signify other words?
2. With another example of -nym English words, we have words that are opposite to one another, such as bad and good or new and used. What -nym word describes this English word relation?
3. Next, we have English words, usually a name of a person, for which a thing has been named. One example is the sandwich, which was named because of an Earl of Sandwich. What are these -nym English words called?
4. Another English -nym word shows relations between the linguistic roots of two words. An example of this is the words fool and folly. What -nym word is indicated here?
5. In addition, there is an English -nym word that is defined as an assumed name. This differs from an original name, which also has an English -nym term. What is the assumed name word I am describing?
6. With an English -nym word, the word pairs are spelled the same but pronounced differently and have different meanings. You can say you wind a toy or the wind is blowing. What English -nym word is defined as this?
7. Another English -nym word is used when the scientific name for an animal uses the same word for both its genus and its species. An example is Bison bison, the North American buffalo. What English -nym word are we addressing?
8. What is the English -nym word that is a place name? This word could be a proper noun on a map such as a city or town with the state name.
9. An English -nym word that is a code word or name that can be used often, for example, in secret papers. What is this English -nym word called?
10. What is the English -nym word that means that two or more words have the same or similar definitions or meanings? Some examples might be large and giant, or happy and glad.
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