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Capitonym — A capitonym is a word that changes its meaning (and sometimes pronunciation) when it is capitalized, and usually applies to capitalization due to proper nouns or eponyms. It is a portmanteau of the word capital with the suffix onym . A capitonym… … Wikipedia
Proper noun — Proper name and common noun redirect here. For the philosophy of language concept, see Proper name (philosophy). For the counterpart to scientific names for species, see Common name. A proper noun or proper name is a noun representing a unique… … Wikipedia
Homonym — In linguistics, a homonym is one of a group of words that share the same pronunciation but have different meanings, and are usually spelled differently. Some sources only require that homonyms share the same spelling or pronunciation (in addition … Wikipedia
List of linguistics topics — Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Someone who engages in this study is called a linguist. See also the List of basic linguistics topics, the List of phonetics topics, the List of linguists, and the List of cognitive science… … Wikipedia
Capitalization — This article is about capitalization in written languages, including languages other than English. For other uses, see Capitalization (disambiguation). For capitalization guidelines on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (capital letters).… … Wikipedia
Tangier — Infobox Settlement official name = Tangier other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type = blank emblem size = mapsize = map… … 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
Heteronym — may refer to: * Heteronym (linguistics), two words with identical spellings but different meanings and pronunciations * Heteronym (literature), imaginary characters created by a poetee also* onym * Capitonym * Homograph * Polysemy … Wikipedia
