synonymy

syn·on·y·my (s

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-m

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n. pl. syn·on·y·mies

1. The quality of being synonymous; equivalence of meaning.

2. Study and classification of synonyms.

3. A list, book, or system of synonyms.

4. Biology A chronological list or record of the scientific names that have been applied to a species and its subdivisions.

synonymy [sɪˈnɒnɪmɪ]

n pl -mies

1. (Linguistics) the study of synonyms

2. the character of being synonymous; equivalence

3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a list or collection of synonyms, esp one in which their meanings are discriminated

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a collection of the synonyms of a species or group

Synonymy synonyms collectively, 1683.

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Noun

synonymy - the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning

synonymity, synonymousness

semantic relation - a relation between meanings

Translations

synonymy [sɪˈnɒnəmɪ] N → sinonimia f

synonymy

n → Synonymik f

synonymy [sɪˈnɒnəmɪ] n → sinonimia

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equivalence semantic relation synonymity synonymousness	Synonymy, one of only three jumpers in Michael Blanshard's yard, proved a clear cut winner of the first division of the 3m handicap hurdle. Fred boosts Salaman win rate to 33% by The Racing Post (London, England) Recent molecular studies of the DNA sequences of the 18S rDNA, internal transcribed region 1, cox1, and nad3, clearly indicated the synonymy of D. Diphyllobothriasis associated with eating raw Pacific salmon by Arizono, Naoki; Yamada, Minoru; Nakamura-Uchiyama, Fukumi; Ohnishi, Kenji / Emerging Infectious Diseases lurida; however, the authors state that, "despite the present lack of any morphological diagnostic differences for separating these nominal species, the molecular data are not consistent with the synonymy of the species and support reinstatement of O. The Olympia oyster, Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864 along the west coast ... by McGraw, Katherine A. / Journal of Shellfish Research	synodic month Synodically synodist Synodontidae synoecious synoecism synoekete synoicous Synomocy synomosy synonym synonym finder Synonyma Synonymal Synonymally Synonyme Synonymic Synonymicon synonymist synonymity synonymize synonymous synonymous parallelism synonymously synonymousness synonymy synop. synopsis synopsize synoptic Synoptic Gospels synoptical Synoptics synoptist Synosteology Synosteosis synostosis synousiast synovia synovial Synovial capsule synovial fluid synovial joint synovial membrane synovitis synovium Synpelmous synroc synsemantic synsepalous synset	synonymies synonymist synonymity synonymity synonymity synonymity synonymize synonymized synonymizes synonymizing synonymous synonymous synonymous synonymous Synonymous mutation synonymous parallelism Synonymous substitution synonymously synonymously synonymousness synonymousness Synonyms Synonyms Synonyms Synonyms Synonyms Include Achilles’ Bursitis Synonymum Synonymum Synonymum Synonymum synonymy SYNOP synop. Synophrys synophthalmia synophthalmia synophthalmia synophthalmos synophthalmus synophthalmus synophthalmus synophthalmus Synophylate GG synopses synopses synopses synopses Synopsia Synopsia Synopsia synopsis synopsis synopsis synopsis synopsis Synopsis Design Constraints Synopsis Information System synopsise synopsise synopsise synopsise

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Synonymy, one of only three jumpers in Michael Blanshard's yard, proved a clear cut winner of the first division of the 3m handicap hurdle.

Fred boosts Salaman win rate to 33% by The Racing Post (London, England)

Recent molecular studies of the DNA sequences of the 18S rDNA, internal transcribed region 1, cox1, and nad3, clearly indicated the synonymy of D.

Diphyllobothriasis associated with eating raw Pacific salmon by Arizono, Naoki; Yamada, Minoru; Nakamura-Uchiyama, Fukumi; Ohnishi, Kenji / Emerging Infectious Diseases

lurida; however, the authors state that, "despite the present lack of any morphological diagnostic differences for separating these nominal species, the molecular data are not consistent with the synonymy of the species and support reinstatement of O.

The Olympia oyster, Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864 along the west coast ... by McGraw, Katherine A. / Journal of Shellfish Research

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