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synonymy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Synonymy \Syn*on"y*my\, n. [L. synonymia, Gr ? a synonym: cf F. synonymie.] 1. The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning. 2. A system of synonyms. 3. (Rhet.) A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: synonymy n : the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning [syn: {synonymity}, {synonymousness}]
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