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We have probably heard of synonyms and antonyms , but we haven’t heard of an oronym ? Following is a list of various nym words and their meanings . Let’s see if they are interesting,

Ambigram: A word or words that can be read in more than one direction , such as rotated or reflected (SWIMS, MOM).

Anagram: Letters from one word rearranged to form another word (act versus cat).

Ananym: A pseudonym made by reversing a name (James versus Semaj).

Antogonym: A single word that has conflicting meanings (dust , as in remove dust versus dust , to add dust , as in dusting for fingerprints).

Antonym: Two words with opposite or near opposite meanings (up versus down).

Autoantonym: Same as an antagonym.

Autonym: A word that describe itself (mispelled is mis-spelled ; noun is a noun).

Capitonym: A word that changes meaning when capitalized (Polish versus polish).

Contranym, Contronym: Same as antagonym.

Exonym: A place name that foreigners use instead of the name that locals use (Spain versus Espana).

Heteronym: Words that have the same spelling but different meanings or pronounciation (produce , read , convert).

Homographs: Same as heteronym.

Homonym: Words with the same pronunciation or spelling but different meanings (reign and rain).

Homophone: Words that are pronounced the same but spelled differently (flu versus flew).

Hypernym: The type of one word in relationship to another (bird is the hypernym of robin ; animal is the hypernym of bird).

Hyponym: The specific type of one word in relationship to another (robin is a hyponym of bird ; cat is the hyponym of animal).

Oronym: Similar to a homophone but made up of a series of words (ice cream versus I scream ; kiss the sky versus kiss this guy).

Pseudoantonym: A word that appears to have a meaning opposite of its actual meaning (inflammable , unloose).

Synonym: Two words that have the same or nearly the same meaning (build and assemble).