paronym

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Synonyms: patronym, paranym

Antonyms: patronym, paranym

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|semantics}} A [[word]] [[derive]]d from the same [[root]] or [[stem]] as another word; classes include [[cognate]]s and [[naturalize#English:_linguistics|naturalizations]] of foreign words.
2. {{senseid|en|near-homophone}}{{lb|en|rare}} A [[near]]-[[homophone]], a word that sounds like another word (some example pairs are cognate).

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