syno'nymical
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| —n | |
| 1. | a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word, such as bucket and pail |
| 2. | a word or phrase used as another name for something, such as Hellene for a Greek |
| 3. | biology a taxonomic name that has been superseded or rejected |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek sunōnumon, from | |
| syno'nymic | |
| —adj | |
| syno'nymical | |
| —adj | |
| syno'nymity | |
| —n | |
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