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- adverb In the form of a
patronymic .
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Examples
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Him they also speak of under the name of Saviour, and Christ, and patronymically, Logos, and Everything, because He was formed from the contributions of all.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001
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In Norway, no Persian masses fight and perish to aggrandize a king, but the actors are bonders or landholders, every one of whom is named and personally and patronymically described, as the kings friend and companion.
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In the Norwegian wars, the actors were, every one of them, named and patronymically described as the King's friend and companion.
Address of Congress to the people of the Confederate States : joint resolution in relation to the war, Confederate States of America. Congress 1864
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In Norway, no Persian masses fight and perish to aggrandize a king, but the actors are bonders or landholders, every one of whom is named and personally and patronymically described, as the king's friend and companion.
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The idea, at all events, of naming nations patronymically from their leaders or founders was common in ancient times, though the correctness of some of the instances adduced is more than doubtful.
Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 James Young Simpson 1840
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In fact, this name 'De Balzac' is a patronymic name (patronymically ridiculous and
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