SYNONYM


Meaning of SYNONYM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-nə-ˌnim ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synonymum, from Greek synōnymon, from neuter of synōnymos synonymous, from syn- + onyma name — more at name

Date: 15th century

1. : one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses

2.

a. : a word or phrase that by association is held to embody something (as a concept or quality)

a tyrant whose name has become a synonym for oppression

b. : metonym

3. : one of two or more scientific names used to designate the same taxonomic group — compare homonym

• syn·o·nym·ic ˌsi-nə-ˈni-mik also syn·o·nym·i·cal -mi-kəl adjective

• syn·o·nym·i·ty -ˈni-mə-tē noun

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