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Synonymy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Synonymy : (noun)
1: the semantic relation that holds between two words that can
(in a given context) express the same meaning [syn: synonymity,
synonymousness]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Synonymy : \Syn*on"y*my\, n. [L. synonymia, Gr. ? a synonym: cf.
F. synonymie.]
1. The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.
2. A system of synonyms.
3. (Rhet.) A figure by which synonymous words are used to
amplify a discourse.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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