Associations to the word «Synonym»

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a name for a given taxon) Any name for the taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.