"synonymy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɪˈnɒnəmi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-synonymy.wav Forms: synonymies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin synonymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumía), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|synonymia}} Latin synonymia, {{uder|en|grc|συνωνυμία}} Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumía) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} synonymy (countable and uncountable, plural synonymies)
  1. (semantics) The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Semantics Synonyms (rhetorical device): interpretatio, interpreter [obsolete] Synonyms (sameness of meaning): synonymity (10× less common than synonymy), synonymousness (600× less common than synonymy), homosemy (2000× less common than synonymy) Translations (quality of being synonymous): еднозначност (ednoznačnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), synonymie [feminine] (Czech), synonymita [feminine] (Czech), synonymia (Finnish), სინონიმია (sinonimia) (Georgian), Synonymie [feminine] (German), szinonímia (Hungarian), rokonértelműség (Hungarian), comhchiallachas [masculine] (Irish), sinonimia [feminine] (Italian), sinonīmija [feminine] (Latvian), bliskoznaczność [feminine] (Polish), synonimia [feminine] (Polish), synonimiczność [feminine] (Polish), sinonímia [feminine] (Portuguese), sinonimie [feminine] (Romanian), синони́мия (sinonímija) [feminine] (Russian), sinonimia [feminine] (Spanish), synonymi [common-gender] (Swedish), leigasinif (Volapük), otsinif (Volapük), sinonimeye [feminine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-synonymy-en-noun-Qa7Zvp2G Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 17 8 8 8 14 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 16 7 7 7 14 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 20 10 9 9 15 9 17 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics Disambiguation of 'rhetorical device': 45 15 7 6 6 8 5 8 Disambiguation of 'sameness of meaning': 72 3 20 0 0 1 2 2 Disambiguation of 'quality of being synonymous': 86 2 1 1 1 3 4 3
  2. A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (list or collection of synonyms): synonyymiluettelo (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-synonymy-en-noun-Hmf4kZ7k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 23 7 11 11 12 9 17 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 17 22 6 9 8 11 11 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 27 8 11 10 11 8 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 30 4 13 6 10 8 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 27 8 13 12 12 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 21 10 9 9 13 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 17 8 8 8 14 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 20 10 10 10 14 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 25 8 11 11 12 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 11 21 11 9 9 13 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 23 9 11 11 12 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 16 7 7 7 14 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 20 10 9 9 15 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 24 8 11 11 12 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 12 20 10 10 10 14 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 21 10 9 9 13 10 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 19 9 9 9 14 12 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 12 20 10 10 10 14 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 24 8 11 11 12 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 27 7 11 10 11 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 21 10 10 10 14 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 9 24 8 11 11 12 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 12 21 9 10 10 14 8 17 Disambiguation of 'list or collection of synonyms': 4 37 8 14 14 9 4 10
  3. (rhetoric) The use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning. Tags: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
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  4. The study of synonyms. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: synonymics Translations (study of synonyms): synonymiikka (Finnish), leigasinifav (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-synonymy-en-noun-iNLqJaw5 Disambiguation of 'study of synonyms': 2 12 7 51 12 7 3 8
  5. A system of synonyms. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (system of synonyms): synonyymijärjestelmä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-synonymy-en-noun-J1xHDYci Disambiguation of 'system of synonyms': 2 12 7 12 50 7 3 8
  6. (botany) The collective synonyms (all the names referring to a particular taxon, except the correct name) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-synonymy-en-noun-OIZrjW8r Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 17 8 8 8 14 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 16 7 7 7 14 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 20 10 9 9 15 9 17 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  7. (botany) The state of not being a correct name, of being a synonym Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-synonymy-en-noun-mGu8FCBi Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 17 8 8 8 14 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 16 7 7 7 14 13 15 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  8. (zoology) The collective synonyms (all the names referring to the same taxon, including the correct name) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-synonymy-en-noun--Uhp4vDD Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 17 8 8 8 14 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 16 7 7 7 14 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 20 10 9 9 15 9 17 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: synonym, synonymia

Inflected forms

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