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synonymy

noun syn·on·y·my \-mē\

plural syn·on·y·mies

Definition of SYNONYMY

a : a list or collection of synonyms often defined and discriminated from each other

b : the study or discrimination of synonyms

: the scientific names that have been used to designate the same taxonomic group (as a species); also : a list of these

: the quality or state of being synonymous

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noun syn·on·y·my \-mē\

plural syn·on·y·mies

: the scientific names that have been used in different publications to designate a taxonomic group (as a species); also : a list of these

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