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synonymous


syn·on·y·mous

adj \-məs\

Definition of SYNONYMOUS

1
: having the character of a synonym; also : alike in meaning or significance
2
: having the same connotations, implications, or reference <to runners, Boston is synonymous with marathon — Runners World>
— syn·on·y·mous·ly adverb
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First Known Use of SYNONYMOUS

1610

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

Rhymes with SYNONYMOUS

anonymous, antonymous, autonomous, eponymous, homonymous, paronymous, pseudonymous, theonomous

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