see|Synonym

English
wikipedia

Pronunciation
IPA|/�sɪn�nɪm/
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Noun
en-noun

1. A word or phrase that has a meaning the same as, or very close to, that of another word or phrase.

#: Happy is a synonym of joyful.
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1. rare One of two or more words with the same meaning but in different languages; a heteronym. (This is wrong - isn't it. Heteronyms are words that are spelled alike, but have different meanings

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1. zoology In zoological nomenclature, any of the formal names applying to a particular taxon, including the correct name (the valid name), which will be the senior synonym.
2. botany In botanical nomenclature, any of the other names also applying to a particular taxon.<!--encyclopedic info? Synonyms will usually be formally accepted (i.e. validly published), but "unpublished" names (having the form of a formal name), will often be cited as synonyms.-->

Antonyms
(word or phrase with same meaning as another): antonym, opposite

Related terms
synonymic
synonymous

Translations
trans-top|word with same meaning as another
Catalan: sinònim m
Croatian: t-|hr|sinonim|m
Czech: t+|cs|synonymum|n
Dutch: t+|nl|synoniem|n
Danish: t+|da|synonym|n
Finnish: t+|fi|synonyymi
French: t+|fr|synonyme|m
German: t+|de|Synonym|n
Greek: t|el|��ν�ν�μο|n|sc=Grek (synónymo)
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Icelandic: t+|is|samheiti|n
Italian: t+|it|sinonimo|m
Japanese: Jpan|�義� (Jpan|����, d�gi-go; same), Jpan|�義� (Jpan|����, ruigi-go; similar)
Esperanto: t-|eo|sinonimo|xs=Esperanto
Polish: t+|pl|synonim|m
Romanian: t-|ro|sinonim|n
Serbian: poveznica f
Slovene: t-|sl|sopomenka|f, t+|sl|sinonim|m
Spanish: t+|es|sinónimo|m
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trans-top|in zoological nomenclature
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trans-top|in botanical nomenclature
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Chinese: �義�, ��� (tongyici)
ttbc|Dutch: synoniem n
ttbc|Indonesian: sama|persamaan kata, sinonim
ttbc|Interlingua: synonymo
ttbc|Malayalam: പര�യായ� (paryaayam)
ttbc|Portuguese: sinônimo (Brazil), sinónimo (Portugal)
ttbc|Polish: synonim m
ttbc|Swedish: #Swedish|synonym
ttbc|Turkish: e� anlamlı
ttbc|Welsh: cyfystyr
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Antonyms
antonym

See also
homotypic
heterotypic

Danish

Adjective
synonym (med)

1. synonymous (with)

Noun
synonym n

1. #English|synonym

Category:Danish adjectives
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German

Adjective
de-adj|-

1. synonymous

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