SYNONYMY


Meaning of SYNONYMY in English

/ sɪˈnɒnɪmi; NAmE -ˈnɑːn-/ noun

[ U ] the fact of two or more words or expressions having the same meaning

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek sunōnumia , from sunōnumos , from sun- with + onoma name.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.