Associations to the word «Synonymy»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SYNONYMY, noun. The semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning.

Wise words

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
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