Synonymy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synonymy \Syn*on"y*my\, n. [L. synonymia, Gr. ? a synonym: cf.
     F. synonymie.]
     1. The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.
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     2. A system of synonyms.


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     3. (Rhet.) A figure by which synonymous words are used to
        amplify a discourse.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  synonymy
       n : the semantic relation that holds between two words that can
           (in a given context) express the same meaning [syn: {synonymity},
            {synonymousness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "synonymy":
     agreement, biographical dictionary, chemical dictionary,
     coequality, coincidence, congruence, correspondence,
     desk dictionary, dialect dictionary, dictionary,
     dictionary of quotations, electronics dictionary, equality,
     equivalence, etymological dictionary, foreign-language dictionary,
     gazetteer, general dictionary, geological dictionary, gloss,
     glossary, gradus, homogeneity, homoousia, identity,
     indistinguishability, lexicon, no difference, nomenclator, oneness,
     onomasticon, phrase book, polyglot dictionary, rhyming dictionary,
     sameness, science dictionary, self-identity, selfhood, selfness,
     selfsameness, slang dictionary, specialized dictionary,
     synonym dictionary, synonymity, synonymousness, thesaurus,
     treasury of words, unabridged dictionary, unity, vocabulary,
     wordbook