👉 In linguistics, a dionym (noun + adjective) is a combination of two or more words that have different meanings. For example, "dinosaur" and "monument". The word "monument" refers to an architectural structure, while "dinosaur" is often used to refer to a large animal, especially a theropod dinosaur. A dionym can also be used as a synonym for another word, but with different meanings. For example, the words "dog