synonym

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Danish 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 3 German 3.1 Adjective 3.2 Noun 4 Norwegian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Adjective 4.3 Noun

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From Latin synōnymum < Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunōnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunōnumos), “‘synonymous’”) < σύν (“‘with’”) + ὄνομα (“‘name’”).

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• IPA: /ˈsɪnənɪm/
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synonym (plural synonyms)

1. (semantics, with respect to a given word or phrase) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.

   “Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.

   • 1991, William T. Parry, Edward A. Hacker, Aristotelian Logic^[1]:

     The proportion of English words that have an exact synonym is small.

2. (zoology, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any of the formal names for the taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
3. (botany, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any name for the taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.

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• equivalent
• metonym

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• (word or phrase with same meaning as another): antonym, opposite

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• synonymic
• synonymist
• synonymous
• synonymy

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• homotypic
• heterotypic

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synonym (neuter synonymt, definite and plural synonyme)

1. synonymous

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• ensbetydende

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synonym n. (singular definite synonymet, plural indefinite synonymer)

1. synonym

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synonym

1. synonymous

or

sinnverwandt

1. synonymous

[edit] Noun

Synonym n.

1. synonym

or

1. synonymous word

vollständige Synonyme pl.

1. convertible terms

or

1. equivalent terms

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[edit] Adjective

synonym (masculine synonym; feminine synonym; neuter synonymt; plural synonyme; comparative synonymere; superlative synonymest)

1. synonymous

[edit] Noun

synonym n. (definite singular synonymet; indefinite plural synonym/synonymer; definite plural synonyma/synonymene)

1. synonym