Synonymy

Meaning

Noun

●

In Semantics:

The quality of being

;

of meaning.

●

A

or

of

, often

and contrasted.

●

The study of synonyms.

●

A system of synonyms.

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In Botany:

The

(all the

to a particular

, except the

name)

●

In Botany:

The state of not being a

, of being a synonym

●

In Zoology:

The

(all the

to the same

, including the

name)

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Origin

synonymy

English

synonymia

Latin

συνωνυμία

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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