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noun
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a word or expression accepted as another name for something, as Arcadia for pastoral simplicity; metonym.
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Biology. one of two or more scientific names applied to a single taxon.
Origin:
1400–50; < Latin synōnymum < Greek synṓnymon, noun use of neuter of synṓnymos synonymous; replacing Middle English sinonyme < Middle French < Latin, as above
1400–50; < Latin synōnymum < Greek synṓnymon, noun use of neuter of synṓnymos synonymous; replacing Middle English sinonyme < Middle French < Latin, as above
Related forms
syn·o·nym·ic, syn·o·nym·i·cal, adjective
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synonym
early 15c. (but rare before 18c.), from L. synonymum, from Gk. synonymon "word having the same sense as another," noun use of neut. of synonymos "having the same name as, synonymous," from syn- "together, same" + onyma, Aeolic dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name).
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synonyms definition
Words that mean roughly the same thing. Container and receptacle are synonyms.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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