PARONYM


Meaning of PARONYM in English

— paronymic , adj.

/par"euh nim/ , n. Gram.

a paronymous word.

[ 1840-50; parónymon, neut. of parónymos formed by a slight change in name, derivative, equiv. to par- PAR- + - onymos, adj. deriv. of ónyma NAME ]

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