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synonym
/ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/
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What does synonym mean?
noun
- A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.
- (informal) The subset of those names other than the one to be used according to the rules.
- Any name that has been applied to a taxon other than the one to be used, including those not allowed by the rules such as misspellings or nomina nuda.
More meanings (2)
noun
- An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
verb
- To make synonymous.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/
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This fellow is known as the "Synonym Stammerer" and is usually a quick thinker and a ready "substituter-of-words."
Any reaction word which is a synonym or an antonym of the corresponding stimulus word is to be classed as normal.
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Magic comes from the Latin "magi" and the Greek word "magos," which means wise, learned in the mysteries, and was the synonym of wisdom.
The Departure is not the ship’s going away from her port any more than the Landfall can be looked upon as the synonym of arrival.
Here was a man whose name was to be received as almost a synonym for Greek science for more than a thousand years after his death.