synonymy

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The study of synonyms
The collective synonyms (all the names referring to a particular taxon, except the correct name)
A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted
The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning
The state of not being a correct name, of being a synonym

In 1924 this name was reduced to synonymy.

The collective synonyms (all the names referring to the same taxon, including the correct name)
A system of synonyms
{n} the quality of having the same meaning
{i} quality of being similar in meaning; study of synonyms; list of words with similar or related meanings; list of scientific names belonging to a species and its subdivisions (Biology)
The relationship between synonymous names, or a list of synonymous names "Synonym of " refers to the fact that a taxon is synonymous with another name
the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
Two words that have (more or less) the same meaning
A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse
A section of a systematic presentation about an organism that lists all of the names that have been used for the organism including synonyms, new combinations, misidentifications, etc In some cases this section may include only true synonyms
The synonym relation between words Synonymy is not necessarily transitive in that a word can be a synonym of several other words that have very different meanings For example, the word hot is a synonym of spicy, eager and warm A human reader generally uses context to supply clues for disambiguating which meaning of a word is in force See also polysemy
synonymies
plural of synonymy
synonymy

    Hyphenation

    syn·o·ny·my

    Antonyms

    antonymy

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ -mE ] (noun.) 1683. From Latin synonymia from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumia) from σύν (“with”) + ὄνομα (“name”).
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