10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CACONYM»
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caconym in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The New York Times bestselling Culture novel.
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Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Also, civet cat, ringtail, bas- sarisk. caconym Systematic*, a taxonomic name that
is considered unacceptable for linguistic, rather than scientific, reasons.
cacotheline Organic Chemistry. C,,H,,N-,07 yellow crystals; slightly soluble in
water; used ...
Christopher G. Morris, 1992
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Casselmania: more wacky Canadian words & sayings
A caconym (Greek 'bad name') is a nasty, blunt brand-name whose
unpleasantness is thought humorous or appealing to a certain market segment.
One is a Canadian trademark application for a commercial wine called "Rotting
Grape" (CTJ, ...
... CACODYLS CACOETHES CACOGRAPHICAL CACOGRAPHIES
CACOGRAPHY CACOMISTLE CACOMISTLES CACOMIXL CACOMIXLE
CACOMIXLES CACOMIXLS CACONYM CACONYMIES CACONYMS
CACONYMY CACOPHONIES ...
Maliha Mendoza Mahmood, 2013
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Rapidex Enrich Your Word Power
Some OfthC POWCI'fLll IlyIIl Words are glVCl'l IDCIOWI Acronym Allonym
Ananym Antonym Autonym Aptronym Caconym Cryptonym Charactonym Dionym
Demonym Endonym Eponym Euonym Exonym Heteronym Homonym Hypernym
...
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English Vocabulary Elements
Element Gloss Examples cac chrom bad color chron time gam universe, adorn,
order marry, unite heal personal speak, study large small hate form law, system
feel, illness rock liking sound community false mind fire cacophony, caconym, ...
the late Keith Denning Associate Professor of Linguistics Eastern Michigan University, the late Brett Kessler Researcher in Cognitive Science Wayne State University, the late William R. Leben Professor of Linguistics Stanford University, 2007
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Dictionary of Lexicography
caco A COMBINING FORM (< Greek 'bad') used to suggest 'incorrect' or '
inappropriate' usage, e.g. caconym 'a taxonomic name that is objectionable for
sociolinguistic reasons'. cacoepy A pronunciation whichis considered incorrect.
R. R. K. Hartmann, Gregory James, 2002
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The Devil's Own Dear Son
... Babu English and Laura Caconym Nugatory; and with which both of my book
clubs enable their members to kill time and discrimination. You also, Huandaw,
might have been absorbing and breezy and concrete and earthy and unleashed.
James Branch Cabell, 2003
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Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
... cramped hand cacomistle: 7 coon cat; 8 civet cat, ringtail; 9 bassarisk,
cacomixle, miner's cat; 10 raccoon fox; 13 ring-tailed cat caconym: 9 barbarism;
12 abuse of terms; IS abuse of language cacophonous: 6 shrill; 8 piercing; 10
cacophonie ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
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Garner's Modern American Usage
Cf. CACONYM. euphemism.Rhetoric. 1. The use of a more or less neutral word or
phrase in place of an expression that is considered disagreeable in some way. 2.
An expression so substituted. • Euphemisms are often intended to prevent or ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CACONYM»
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Reckless by name, reckless by nature? (But at least he's not called …
... sometimes called inaptronyms (although alternatives suggested on this language blog included dysaptronym, malaptronym and caconym). «The Guardian, Oct 14»
