Synonymy Definition

sĭ-nŏnə-mē
synonymies
noun
synonymies
The study of synonyms.
Webster's New World
A list or listing of synonyms, esp. one in which the terms are discriminated from one another.
Webster's New World
The quality of being synonymous; identity or near identity of meaning.
Webster's New World
A list of such names.
Webster's New World
The scientific names used in different nomenclature systems to designate the same species, genus, etc.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Synonymy

Noun

Singular:
synonymy
Plural:
synonymies

Origin of Synonymy

  • From Latin synonymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumia), from σύν (sun, “with") + ὄνομα (onoma, “name").

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Synonymy Sentence Examples

  • If we adopt a conception of meaning where truth-conditional equivalence is sufficient for synonymy, we have an apparent counterexample to compositionality.

  • For each taxon, full synonymy can be kept, along with an unlimited number of common names in different languages.

  • John Lyons argues rather cleverly that despite the reservations of people like Ullman, strict synonymy is possible.

  • This can be used to check spelling and synonymy of orchid names.

  • It is not provided with a glossary, but contains an elaborate and most valuable analysis of the diction, synonymy and syntactical features of the poem.

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Words Starting With

SSYSYN

Words Ending With

YMYYMY

Unscrambles

synonymy

Words Starting With S and Ending With Y

Starts With S & Ends With YStarts With SY & Ends With YStarts With S & Ends With MY

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With S8 Letter Words Ending With Y