synonymy

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Synonyms: synonym, synonyma, synonyms, synonyme, synonymia, xenonymy, synonymity, hyponymy, synonime, synonymic, synonymal

Antonyms: synonym, synonyma, synonyms, synonyme, synonymia, xenonymy, synonymity, hyponymy, synonime, synonymic, synonymal

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|semantics}} A certain degree of similarity between the [[meaning]](s) of several ([[synonymous]]) words or [[phrase]]s. (See ''Usage notes'' below.)
2. A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted.
3. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} The use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning.
4. The study of synonyms.
5. A system of [[synonym]]s. {{rfquote-sense|en}}
6. {{lb|en|taxonomy}} The state of not being the name to be used, of being a synonym.
7. {{lb|en|taxonomy|by extension}} A group or list of synonyms.

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