Oronym Words in English: Vocabulary Building
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What are “Oronym Words”?
ORONYMS ----
[Oro- Whole; Nym: Name]
An oronym is a word or phrase that sounds very much the same as another word or phrase, often as a result of sounds running together. Oronyms are spelled differently and they have different meanings.
Oronym [singular] | Oronyms [plural]
Example: A name ---- an aim
Some Important Points:
1. An oronym is also called a continunym or a sliceonym.
2. An oronym generally originates when it is difficult to tell where one word ends and the next ...






















