Complete Definition of "synonymy"

English

Etymology
L. synonymia, Gr. a synonym

Noun
en-noun|synonymies

  1. The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.
  2. A system of synonyms.
  3. botany The collective synonyms (all the names referring to a particular taxon, except the correct name)
  4. botany The state of not being a correct name, of being a synonym

::In 1924 this name was reduced to synonymy.

  1. zoology The collective synonyms (all the names referring to the same taxon, including the correct name)

Antonyms
antonymy

Translations
trans-top|quality of being synonymous
Czech: synonymie#Czech|synonymie f, synonymita f
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French: synonymie

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Revision and Credits for"synonymy"
  • 2007-11-09 14:52 - BD2412 - update template, Replaced: {{en-noun-reg-y| → {{en-noun| [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]]

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