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   syn·o·nym

   /ˈsinəˌnim/

   noun

   • 1. a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close: "“shut” is a synonym of “close”"
   • ▪ a person or thing so closely associated with a particular quality or idea that the mention of their name calls it to mind: "the Victorian age is a synonym for sexual puritanism"
   • ▪ a taxonomic name which has the same application as another, especially one which has been superseded and is no longer valid.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Latin from Greek sunōnumon, neuter (used as a noun) of the adjective sunōnumos, from sun- ‘with’ + onoma ‘name’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. synonymic adjective
   • 2. synonymity noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   Synonyms for ORIGIN: source, cradle, root, fountain, font, beginning, commencement, spring; Antonyms of ORIGIN: issue, seed, progeny, posterity, offspring, child, son, successor

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   Synonyms for ORIGIN in English: beginning, start, birth, source, launch, foundation, creation, dawning, early stages, emergence, …

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