SYNONYMY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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 ("synonymy" is a kind of...):

semantic relation (a relation between meanings)

Derivation:

synonymist (a student of synonyms)

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