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SYNONYMOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
Synonyms:
synonymity; synonymousness; synonymy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("synonymousness" is a kind of...):
semantic relation (a relation between meanings)
Derivation:
synonymous ((of words) meaning the same or nearly the same)