SYNONYMY


Meaning of SYNONYMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -mē ]

noun

( 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

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