Meanings
nounagnonym (plural agnonyms)
plural agnonyms
- a specialized phrase or a neologism not usually found in a speaker's spoken vocabulary
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἄγνωτος (ágnōtos, “unknown”) + -onym.
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APA
agnonym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnonym
MLA
“agnonym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnonym. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agnonym,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnonym.
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