paronym

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1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Related terms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

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Paronym

[edit] Etymology

From Greek παρα ‘beside’ + ονομα ‘-onym’.

[edit] Noun

Singular
paronym

Plural
paronyms

paronym (plural paronyms)

(semantics) A word derived from the same root, or with the same sound, as another word.

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[edit] Translations

word with same root as other word

Croatian: paronim hr(hr) m.
Dutch: paroniem nl(nl) n.
Esperanto: paronimo eo(eo)
French: paronyme fr(fr) m.
Galician: parónimo gl(gl) m.

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