Undictionary:Autological words
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Autological words are words that describe themselves. An example is noun which is a noun. Another example: pentasyllabic which has five syllables. The list:
- Autological - it is autological because it is autological. Words that are autological:
- Autological
- Noun
- Lipogrammatic
- Pentasyllabic
- Supervocalic
- Lipogrammatic - Does not contain the letter E. Words that are lipogrammatic (they don't have to be autological):
- Autological
- Floccinaucinihilipilification
- Lipogrammatic
- Ridiculous
- Word
- Noun - is a noun. Words that are nouns (they don't have to be autological):
- Noun
- Verb
- Word
- Pentasyllabic - Has five syllables. Words that are pentasyllabic (they don't have to be autological):
- Autological
- Lipogrammatic
- Pentasyllabic
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- Supervocalic - Every vowel in AEIOU appears exactly once. Y is optional. Words that are supervocalic (they don't have to be autological):
- Sequoia (the shortest supervocalic word in English)
- Supervocalic
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