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noun/ˈsɪnənɪm/
/ˈsɪnənɪm/
- a word or expression that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the same language
- ‘Big’ and ‘large’ are synonyms.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek sunōnumon, neuter (used as a noun) of the adjective sunōnumos, from sun- ‘with’ + onoma ‘name’.Definitions on the go
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