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- noun grammar A
verb that indicates moreprecisely the manner of doing something by replacing a verb of a more generalized meaning.
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- noun a word that denotes a manner of doing something
Etymologies
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tropo- + -onym 1906
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john commented on the word troponym
From Wikipedia's WordNet entry:
"the verb Y is a troponym of the verb X if the activity Y is doing X in some manner (lisp to talk)"
October 30, 2007
mialuthien commented on the word troponym
troponym – a verb that indicates more precisely the manner of doing something by its replacing a verb of a more generalized meaning; e. g. the verb to stroll indicates a more leisurely, casual manner of to walk
July 19, 2008