par·o·nym (p r  -n m )n. A paronymous word. [Greek par  numon, from neuter sing. of parnumos, derivative; see paronymous.]par o·nymic adj. |
paronym [ˈpærənɪm]
n
(Linguistics) Linguistics a cognate word
[via Late Latin from Greek paronumon, from para-1 (beside) + onoma a name]
paronymic , paronymous [pəˈrɒnɪməs] adj
paronymously adv
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