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Added 9 October 2026

synonymy

/sɪˈnɒnəmi/ noun

In Latin: synōnymia Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about synonymy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.)
A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted.
The use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning.

Origin

From French synonymie and its etymon Late Latin synōnymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumía), from συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “of like name”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix). By surface analysis, synonym + -y or syn- + -onymy. Doublet of synonymia.

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