单词 | synonym |
释义 | synonym n.   1. a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another in the same language (e.g. shut and close).   2. a word denoting the same thing as another but suitable to a different context (e.g. serpent for snake, Hellene for Greek) or containing a different emphasis (e.g. blindworm for slow-worm).   3. a word equivalent to another in some but not all senses (e.g. ship and vessel). Derivatives synonymic adj. synonymity n. Etymology: ME f. L synonymum f. Gk sunonumon neut. of sunonumos (as SYN-, onoma name): cf. ANONYMOUS |
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