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synonym

noun
/ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/

Etymology

From Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, syn- + -onym.

  1. derived from συνώνυμον
  2. derived from synōnymum
  3. derived from sinonyme

Definitions

  1. A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.

    • Near-synonyms: near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym
    • “Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.
    • The proportion of English words that have an exact synonym is small.

  2. Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the…

    Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant rules.

  3. An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.

    • Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To make synonymous.

      • […] if that properly belongs to the Saltatorii section, which Fabricius seems to believe by his synonyming it with his C. Viminalis […]

The neighborhood

  • synonymsynonymumall senses
  • neighborcoordinate termThese all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms
  • neighborcohyponymThese all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms
  • neighborcomeronymThese all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms
  • neighborhypernymThese all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms
  • neighborhyperonymThese all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms
  • neighborhyponymThese all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms
  • neighbormetonymThese all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms
  • neighborsynechdocheThese all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms
  • neighborantiphrasisThese all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms
  • neighboridentical
  • neighborsame
  • neighborhomophone & homograph

Derived

desynonymization, geosynonym, heterotypic synonym, homotypic synonym, junior synonym, near-synonym, nomenclatural synonym, objective synonym, parasynonym, quasi-synonym, slangonym, subjective synonym, synanagram, synonymal, synonymic, synonymical, synonymification, synonymise, synonymist, synonymity, synonymize, synonymless, synonymomania, synonymous, synonym ring, synonymy, taxonomic synonym, textonym

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for synonym. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA