n.
Pronunciation: -m ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
Date: 1683
1 a : a list or collection of synonyms often defined and discriminated from each other b : the study or discrimination of synonyms
2 : the scientific names that have been used to designate the same taxonomic group (as a species) also : a list of these
3 : the quality or state of being synonymous