Definitions Found:
the derivation of names from eponyms
- eponymiesthe derivation of names from eponyms
- eponymythe derivation of names from eponyms
- del(in names of Spanish derivation) a contraction of de and the article el
- del(in names of Italian derivation) a contraction of di and the article il: Giovanni del Monte
- masochismthe derivation of sexual gratification from the suffering of pain
- masochismsMASOCHISM, the derivation of sexual gratification from the suffering of pain
- voyeurismthe derivation of gratification from surreptitiously watching sexual acts or objects
- voyeurismsVOYEURISM, the derivation of gratification from surreptitiously watching sexual acts or objects
- sadomasochismthe derivation of pleasure from the infliction of physical or mental pain either on others or on oneself
- sadomasochismsSADOMASOCHISM, the derivation of pleasure from the infliction of physical or mental pain either on others or on oneself
- aphaeresisThe loss of a sound or sounds at the beginning of a word, e.g., in the derivation of adder from nadder