synonymy
/sɪˈnɒnəmi/
synonymy
English
Noun
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Definition
A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.)
Etymology
From French synonymie and its etymon Late Latin synōnymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumía), from συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “of like name”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix). By surface analysis, synonym + -y or syn- + -onymy. Doublet of synonymia.
Example Sentences
- "sink into synonymy"
- "In 1924 this name was reduced to synonymy."
- "The synonymy of Tachina is extensive."
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