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1. (n.) synonym
a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as joyful in relation to elated and
glad.
2. synonym
a word or expression accepted as another name for something, as Arcadia for pastoral simplicity; metonym.
Etymology: (1400–50; ME sinonyme < MF < L synōnymum < Gk synṒnymon, n. use of neut. of synṒnymossynonymous)
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1. (noun) synonym, equivalent word
two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
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1. (noun) synonym
a word that means the same as another
Is "mad" a true synonym of "angry?"
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1. (noun) Synonym
one of two or more words (commonly words of the same language) which are equivalents of each other; one of two or more words which have very nearly the same signification, and therefore may often be used interchangeably. See under Synonymous
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