synonymy

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning

Word Origin

synonymy (n.)
1650s, "use of synonyms;" 1794, "quality of being synonymous," from French synonymie and directly from Late Latin synonymia, from Greek synonymos (see synonymous).

Example

1. Synonymy : is the technical name for the sameness relation .
2. Each of two or more names whose synonymy is only a matter of individual opinion , i.e. it is not objective .
3. In addition to " homophonic synonymy " , we have also three other cases , namely , " homophony " , " homography " , and " difference both in sound and in sense " .
4. Synonymy updated after publication of flora volume .
5. Promise , which is considered as the synonymy of contract , is a core conception in common law .

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