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demonymy

demonymy

English

Noun

demonymy (uncountable)

  1. The use or study of demonyms.
    • 2012, Daniel Levin Becker, Many Subtle Channels: In Praise of Potential Literature, ISBN 0674065271:
      In keeping with French standards of demonymy, the word oulipian is capitalized here only when it refers to a person: Georges Perec was an Oulipian, but his output was (for the most part) oulipian.