unonym

n. A very uncommonly used name for word which have just a
letter difference.
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The origin of this word probably comes from the latin
word-unus which means one and the Greek word onoma (-onym)
which means same. It is still yet unknown in which country
or when this was first used.
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Examples:
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<br>* Clever+a=Cleaver
<br>* Dane+c=Dance
<br>* Sad+n=Sand
<br>* Pin+e=Pine
<br>* Spin+e=Spine
<br>* One+t=Tone
<br>* Pal+e=Pale
<br>* tool+s=stool
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And Most plurals (eg.duck+s=ducks)
Origin: (rejected by wikipedia)
8/24/2005

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