polyonymy

noun

1. The use of many names for the same thing or person.

   uncountable

   Near-synonyms: hypersynonymy, overlexicalization

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) and ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry polyonymy (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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