synonym
sy·no·nym
noun
1.
two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
Origin
From Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, syn- + -onym.
Phrases
- heterotypic synonym
- homotypic synonym
- junior synonym
- nomenclatural synonym
- objective synonym
- subjective synonym
- synonym ring
- taxonomic synonym
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Broader terms
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