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toponymic adjective language specializeduk /ˌtɒp.əˈnɪm.ɪk/ us /ˌtɑː.pəˈnɪm.ɪk/ a toponymic word, name, etc. is one that comes from the name of a place: Toponymic surnames identify the places where people lived. The word "badminton" is toponymic, referring to Badminton House in Gloucestershire. Bolton is a toponymic surname and is still a common name in the town of Bolton in northern England. His literary style is dense with adjectives, especially toponymic ones. The chemical element's name is toponymic, honouring the place where it was first identified. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Linguistics: terminology & vocabulary abbreviated form accommodation alphabetic Anglicism antonym antonymous buzzword cognate coinage homography homonymic homonymy homophonic homophony productive productively receptive receptively referent vocab
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