{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
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