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synonymy definition

syn·ony·my (-mē)

noun pl. synonymies -·mies

  1. the study of synonyms
  2. a list or listing of synonyms, esp. one in which the terms are discriminated from one another
    1. the scientific names used in different nomenclature systems to designate the same species, genus, etc.
    2. a list of such names
  4. the quality of being synonymous; identity or near identity of meaning

Etymology: LL synonymia < Gr synōnymia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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