"synonymification" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: synonym + -ification Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|synonym|ification}} synonym + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} synonymification (uncountable)
  1. The collapsing together of more or less synonymous words into one common linguistic category. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-synonymification-en-noun-czK4BNIJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification

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