PARONYMOUS


Meaning of PARONYMOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈrä-nə-məs, pa- ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek parōnymos, from para- + -ōnymos (as in homōnymos homonymous)

Date: 1656

1. : conjugate 4

2.

a. : formed from a word in another language

b. : having a form similar to that of a cognate foreign word

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.