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Some words are examples of the concept they name. Examples: "Word" is a word. "Noun" is a noun. "Eggcorn" is an eggcorn (a mistaken word that sounds like and has some connection to another wor...
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What is the term for a word that is an instance of itself?
Some words are examples of the concept they name. Examples: * "Word" is a word. * "Noun" is a noun. * "Eggcorn" is an eggcorn (a mistaken word that sounds like and has some connection to another word) for "acorn." * "Mondegreen" is a mondegreen; the word comes from mishearing the song line "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen." What is the word for words of this kind? [One site](http://www.fun-with-words.com/nym_words.html) that I found gives "word that describes itself" as one of the meanings of "autonym," but I can't find any other confirmation of this usage.