"parasynonym" meaning in All languages combined

See parasynonym on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: parasynonyms [plural]
Etymology: From para- + synonym. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|synonym}} para- + synonym Head templates: {{en-noun}} parasynonym (plural parasynonyms)
  1. (linguistics) A lexeme (word) or phrase that shares similar meanings with another term in some contexts, but not all; so not a synonym in the strict sense. Synonyms: near-synonym, plesionym, quasi-synonym, synonym Derived forms: parasynonymous, parasynonymy Related terms: paronym, Wiktionary:Semantic relations Translations (term which has a similar meaning): 近義詞 /近义词 (gan⁶ ji⁶ ci⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 近義詞 /近义词 (jìnyìcí) (Chinese Mandarin), lähes synonyymi (Finnish), osittainen synonyymi (Finnish), quasi-synonyme [masculine] (French), synonyme partiel [masculine] (French), 類義語 (ruigigo) (Japanese), bliskoznacznik [masculine] (Polish), частичный синоним (častičnyj sinonim) (Russian), idea afín [feminine] (Spanish), คำพ้องที่มีความหมายใกล้เคียง (Thai), yakın anlamlı (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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          "code": "yue",
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    },
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      "sense": "term which has a similar meaning",
      "word": "近義詞 /近义词"
    },
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      "sense": "term which has a similar meaning",
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    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "term which has a similar meaning",
      "word": "osittainen synonyymi"
    },
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        "masculine"
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      "sense": "term which has a similar meaning",
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      "word": "類義語"
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      "code": "pl",
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    },
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      "sense": "term which has a similar meaning",
      "word": "частичный синоним"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "term which has a similar meaning",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idea afín"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "term which has a similar meaning",
      "word": "คำพ้องที่มีความหมายใกล้เคียง"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "term which has a similar meaning",
      "word": "yakın anlamlı"
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