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synonymy

[ si-non-uh-mee ]

noun

plural synonymies
  1. the quality of being synonymous; equivalence in meaning.
  2. the study of synonyms.
  3. a set, list, or system of synonyms.
  4. Biology. a list of the scientific names, with explanatory matter and location of type or types, for a particular taxonomic group.


synonymy

/ ɪˈɒɪɪ /

noun

  1. the study of synonyms
  2. the character of being synonymous; equivalence
  3. a list or collection of synonyms, esp one in which their meanings are discriminated
  4. biology a collection of the synonyms of a species or group
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of synonymy1

1600–10; < Late Latin ōԲ⳾ < Greek ōԲ⳾í. See synonymous, -y 3
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The resurrection of the Cape Verde shearwater from synonymy with Cory’s shearwater means that there are now two Atlantic Calonectris species.

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It is not provided with a glossary, but contains an elaborate and most valuable analysis of the diction, synonymy and syntactical features of the poem.

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The species are very variously understood by European botanists, and are much confused, as well as the synonymy.

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The three testable predictions or “hurdles” required to support the synonymy of triceratops and torosaurus are indeed met if you include all the skulls available in museum collections.

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Towards the close of this work Darwin became very wearied of it, especially of the synonymy.

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