"paronymy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paronymies [plural]
Etymology: para- + -onymy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|para|onymy}} para- + -onymy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paronymy (countable and uncountable, plural paronymies)
  1. The quality of being paronymous. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-paronymy-en-noun-2Gq6rXco Categories (other): English terms prefixed with para-, English terms suffixed with -onymy Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with para-: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onymy: 45 55
  2. The use of paronyms. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-paronymy-en-noun-E4WsAm6U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -onymy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onymy: 45 55

Inflected forms

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