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synonymous

/sɪˈnɒnɪməs/ adjective

In Latin: synonymos, synonymus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about synonymous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same.

Origin

From Medieval Latin synōnymus, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos). By surface analysis, synonym + -ous.

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