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synonymous

[si-non-uh-muhs] Origin

syn·on·y·mous

[si-non-uh-muhs]
adjective
having the character of synonyms or a synonym; equivalent in meaning; expressing or implying the same idea.

Origin:
1600–10; < Medieval Latin synōnymus < Greek synṓnymos, equivalent to syn- syn- + -ōnym- -onym + -os adj. suffix; see -ous

syn·on·y·mous·ly, adverb
syn·on·y·mous·ness, noun
non·syn·on·y·mous, adjective
non·syn·on·y·mous·ly, adverb
un·syn·on·y·mous, adjective
EXPAND
un·syn·on·y·mous·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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synonymous (sɪˈnɒnɪməs)
 
adj (foll by with)
1.  (often foll by with) being a synonym (of)
2.  closely associated (with) or suggestive (of): his name was synonymous with greed
 
syn'onymously
 
adv
 
syn'onymousness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

synonymous
c.1600, from M.L. synonymus, from Gk. synonymos (see synonym).
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