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synonymous

sy·no·ny·mous

UK/sɪˈnɒnɪməs/ US/sɪˈnɑnɪməs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of words) meaning the same or nearly the same

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Origin

From Medieval Latin synōnymus, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos). By surface analysis, synonym + -ous.

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