"synonymia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: synonymiae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la}} Latin [Term?], {{der|en|grc}} Ancient Greek [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun|synonymiae}} synonymia (plural synonymiae)
  1. (rhetoric) The use of two or more synonyms together to amplify or explain a given subject or term. A kind of repetition that adds force. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric Synonyms: synonymy Hyponyms: parelcon
    Sense id: en-synonymia-en-noun-H3Ockgk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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