Associations to the word «Synonym»
Noun
- Conus
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- Keyword
- Linnaeus
- Pharmaceutical
- Abstract
- Registry
- Montagu
- Neurology
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- Definition
- Subgenus
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- Taxon
- Neuroscience
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- Chemical
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- Insecticide
- Opioid
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- Characteristic
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- Trivia
- Subspecies
- Schumacher
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- Helix
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- Pathology
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- Physiology
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- Genus
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- Genetics
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- Nomenclature
- Genu
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- Mechanical
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- Deficiency
- Genetic
- Connotation
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- Checklist
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- Carcinoma
- Cl
- Dysfunction
- Usa
- Subfamily
- Orchid
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- Gray
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- Watson
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SYNONYM, noun. (semantics) (sensu stricto) (with respect to a given word) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.
SYNONYM, noun. (semantics) (sensu lato) (with respect to a given word or phrase) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
SYNONYM, noun. (zoology) (with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any of the formal names for the taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
SYNONYM, noun. (botany) (with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any name for the taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
SYNONYM, noun. (databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
SYNONYM RING, noun. (metadata) A group of data elements that are considered semantically equivalent for the purposes of information retrieval.
Dictionary definition
SYNONYM, noun. Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context.
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.