synonymy
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syn·on·y·my
(sĭ-nŏn′ə-mē)n. pl. syn·on·y·mies
1. The quality of being synonymous; equivalence of meaning.
2. Study and classification of synonyms.
3. A list, book, or system of synonyms.
4. Biology A chronological list of the published scientific names that have been applied to a species.
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synonymy
(sɪˈnɒnɪmɪ)n, pl -mies
1. (Linguistics) the study of synonyms
2. the character of being synonymous; equivalence
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a list or collection of synonyms, esp one in which their meanings are discriminated
4. (Biology) biology a collection of the synonyms of a species or group
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syn•on•y•my
(sɪˈnɒn ə mi)n., pl. -mies for 3, 4.
1. the quality of being synonymous; equivalence in meaning.
2. the study of synonyms.
3. a set, list, or system of synonyms.
4. Biol. a list of the scientific names, with explanatory matter and location of type or types, for a particular taxonomic group.
[1600–10; < Late Latin synōnymia]
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Synonymy
synonyms collectively, 1683.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | synonymy - the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning semantic relation - a relation between meanings |
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Translations
synonymiesynonymita
synonymiasynonymiikkasynonyymijärjestelmäsynonyymiluettelo
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synonymy
n → Synonymik f
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