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Synonymy — Syn*on y*my, n. [L. synonymia, Gr. ? a synonym: cf. F. synonymie.] 1. The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning. [1913 Webster] 2. A system of synonyms. [1913 Webster] 3. (Rhet.) A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
synonymy — [si nän′əmē] n. pl. synonymies [LL synonymia < Gr synōnymia] 1. the study of synonyms 2. a list or listing of synonyms, esp. one in which the terms are discriminated from one another 3. a) the scientific names used in different nomenclature… … English World dictionary
synonymy — noun a) The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning. In 1924 this name was reduced to synonymy. b) A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted. Ant: antonymy … Wiktionary
synonymy — synonym ► NOUN ▪ a word or phrase that means the same as another word or phrase in the same language. DERIVATIVES synonymy noun. ORIGIN Greek sun numon, from onoma name … English terms dictionary
synonymy — noun (plural mies) Date: 1683 1. a. a list or collection of synonyms often defined and discriminated from each other b. the study or discrimination of synonyms 2. the scientific names that have been used to designate the same taxonomic group (as… … New Collegiate Dictionary
synonymy — См. sinonimìa … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
synonymy — 1) the relationship between different names designating the same taxon 2) an organized list of the synonyms applied to a given taxon including authors and dates … Dictionary of ichthyology
synonymy — n. [Gr. syn, together; onyma, name] A chronological list of scientific names applied to a given taxon, including dates of publication and authors of the names … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
synonymy — /si non euh mee/, n., pl. synonymies for 3, 4. 1. the quality of being synonymous; equivalence in meaning. 2. the study of synonyms. 3. a set, list, or system of synonyms. 4. Biol. a list of the scientific names, with explanatory matter and… … Universalium
synonymy — synonym … Philosophy dictionary
synonymy — syn·on·y·my mē n, pl mies the scientific names that have been used in different publications to designate a taxonomic group (as a species) also a list of these … Medical dictionary
