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Meaning of "synonymy" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SYNONYMY

sɪˈnɒnɪmɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYNONYMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Synonymy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SYNONYMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Synonym

A synonym is a word with the same or similar meaning of another word. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy. The word comes from Ancient Greek syn and onoma . An example of synonyms are the words begin and commence. Likewise, if we talk about a long time or an extended time, long and extended become synonyms. In the figurative sense, two words are often said to be synonymous if they have the same connotation: ...a widespread impression that... Hollywood was synonymous with immorality... — Doris Kearns Goodwin...

Definition of synonymy in the English dictionary

The first definition of synonymy in the dictionary is the study of synonyms. Other definition of synonymy is the character of being synonymous; equivalence. Synonymy is also a list or collection of synonyms, esp one in which their meanings are discriminated.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYNONYMY

antonymy · archenemy · caconymy · eponymy · homonymy · hypernymy · hyponymy · meronymy · metonymy · paronymy · polyonymy · tautonymy · teknonymy · toponymy

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYNONYMY

synonym · synonymatic · synonymic · synonymical · synonymicon · synonymies · synonymise · synonymist · synonymity · synonymize · synonymous · synonymously · synonymousness · synop. · synopses · synopsis · synopsise · synopsize · synoptic · synoptically

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYNONYMY

academy · anatomy · army · astronomy · creamy · domy · dummy · economy · Emmy · enemy · filmy · Grammy · mommy · my · stymy · tammy · taxonomy · thymy · tommy · yummy

Synonyms and antonyms of synonymy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «synonymy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYNONYMY

Find out the translation of synonymy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of synonymy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «synonymy» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

同义词
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sinonimia
570 millions of speakers
en

English

synonymy
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

synonymy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الترادف
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

синонимия
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

sinonímia
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সমার্থতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

synonymie
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Synonymy
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Sinnverwandtschaft
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

異名
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

동의어
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Synonymy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính đồng nghia
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரே பொருள் உடையதாக
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Synonymy
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

anlamdaşlık
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sininimia
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

synonimia
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

синонімія
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

sinonimie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνωνυμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

synoniemie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

synonymy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

synonymy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of synonymy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNONYMY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of synonymy
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about synonymy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYNONYMY»

Discover the use of synonymy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to synonymy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Semantic Relations and the Lexicon: Antonymy, Synonymy and ...
This book will serve as an informative handbook for all linguists and cognitive scientists interested in the mental representation of vocabulary.
M. Lynne Murphy, 2003
2
Patterns and Meanings: Using Corpora for English Language ...
2.1. Synonymy,. translators. and. language. learners. The phenomenon of synonymy is a central interest for both the semanticist and the language learner. For the former, synonymy is an important member of the theoretical set of logical  ...
Alan Partington, 1998
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Structuring the Lexicon: A Clustered Model for Near-Synonymy
Structuring the Lexicon presents a cognitively realistic, clustered model for near-synonymy that explicitly addresses the question of how semantic knowledge is distributed along the continuum from grammar to lexicon.
Dagmar Divjak, 2010
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Linguistic Semantics: An Introduction
2.3 SYNONYMY Expressions with the same meaning are synonymous. Two points should be noted about this definition. First it does not restrict the relation of synonymy to lexemes: it allows for the possibility that lexically simple expressions  ...
John Lyons, 1995
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Do We Find Absolute Synonymy in the English Language? - An ...
These texts, which I found in the Internet, are from daily American and British newspapers, speeches of politicians, eyewitness reports, TV reports, political magazines and private Internet discussions.
Julia Schubert, 2013
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Words, Meaning and Vocabulary: An Introduction to Modern ...
If we take such a position, there is, arguably, no such thing as true synonymy. 5.2. 1 Strict and loose synonymy Many linguists do take this position and make a distinction between 'strict' or 'absolute' (Cruse 1986) synonymy and 'loose' ...
Howard Jackson, Etienne Zé Amvela, 2000
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Terms in Context
Trimble, like Landheer, appears to distinguish between absolute synonymy where a word or phrase is substituted by another which is likely to be more familiar to the reader but having the same meaning (e.g. native, indigenous above), and ...
Jennifer Pearson, 1998
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Lexical Semantics
1 2. i Absolute synonyms and the scale of synonymity One variety of synonymy - cognitive synonymy - has already been introduced, in chapter 4, as one of the basic congruence relations. In this chapter, a broader conception of the notion of  ...
D. A. Cruse, 1986
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Vascular Plants of Texas: A Comprehensive Checklist ...
Everyone with a professional interest in the flora of Texas will welcome this checklist of the vascular plants.
Stanley D. Jones, Joseph K. Wipff, Paul M. Montgomery, 1997
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A Synopsis of American Fossil Brachiopoda Including ...
Charles Schuchert. 2. Family LINGULID/E Gray, 1840. Lingulidic Gill, 1871. Attenuate, subcpiadrate or spatulate, almost equivalved Lingulacea, derived through Lingulellidae, with a more or less long, tubular, flexible pedicle. Muscles highly ...
Charles Schuchert, 1897

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYNONYMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term synonymy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fleming vs. Onassis: Whose Bentley R-Type Continental was best?
Let's not forget, although the films have created synonymy between Bond and Aston Martin, 007's steed in the books was a Bentley – and the R-Type ... «Classic Driver, Jul 15»
2
Chili and essentialism
“Every surrender of a discreet meaning to the ignorant fog of rough synonymy robs us of the power to express ideas, and brings us one step closer to babbling ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
3
Análise BIG Festival: Synonymy – Testando seu vocabulário
Synonymy é um jogo de puzzle para celulares, tablets e PC, lançado em dezembro de 2014, projetado para testar o conhecimento de qualquer destemido ser ... «Sem Tilt, Jul 15»
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Maybe, the only way for McDonald's to grow is to buy Wendy's
The synonymy of the golden arches with the words “junk food” may force McDonald's hand. If eaters' preferences have changed for good, buying new brands ... «Business Insider Australia, May 15»
5
Nasty as the Death of the American Dream
Given the foregoing: be thankful you are not a Palestinian, as some synonymy conceptual to the perverse as 'Untermensch' or 'Goyim' 'living' in Gaza or the ... «CounterPunch, Mar 15»
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Being a poor corporate citizen is hurting McDonald's
Pop-culture touchstones such as “Super Size Me” cemented the synonymy of “McDonald's” with “bad habits,” so much so that last week the company's paid ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
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Here's the lineup for GDC's exciting Experimental Gameplay …
Synonymy is a non-profit, educational word game narrated by Richard Dawkins in which players are challenged to find the paths between random words ... «Gamasutra, Feb 15»
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Union to Teachers: Say Right ZIP Code, Not Rich
... titled “Persuading the People on Public Schools,” lists a series of educational and political buzzwords and offers euphemisms of varying degrees of synonymy. «Daily Beast, Feb 15»
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Rhodri Marsden's Interesting Objects: Roget's Thesaurus
It wasn't the first book to bring together English synonyms – Hester Piozzi's British Synonymy predated it by 60 years – but it would eventually become a ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
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Attention! Word Lovers, Synonymy Is to Arrive on iOS and Android in …
Synonymy is a game for word lovers and puzzle game enthusiasts. It tasks you to find a path through random words by connecting them through their synonyms. «MMORPG News, Oct 14»
REFERENCE
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