Demonymy

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Noun
  1. 1
    The use or study of demonyms. uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From demo- + -onymy.

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