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Pronunciation / Transliteration: si.nɔ.nim
"Le mot 'rapide' est un synonyme de 'vite'."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.
"The word 'shut' is a common synonym for 'close'." - 2
A person or thing regarded as an embodiment or representative of a quality or idea.
"His name became a synonym for luxury and elegance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'synonymum', originating from the ancient Greek 'synōnymon', combining 'syn-' (together) and 'onymon' (name). Historically established in English during the 16th century to describe words having the same or nearly the same meaning.
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synonyme
Transliteration: si.nɔ.nim
"Le mot 'rapide' est un synonyme de 'vite'."
Synonym
Transliteration: zy.noˈnyːm
"Das Wort 'Auto' ist ein Synonym für 'Wagen'."
sinonimo
Transliteration: siˈnɔ.ni.mo
"Il termine 'felice' è un sinonimo di 'contento'."
sinónimo
Transliteration: siˈno.ni.mo
"La palabra 'veloz' es un sinónimo de 'rápido'."
sinônimo
Transliteration: siˈnõ.ni.mu
"O termo 'belo' é um sinônimo de 'bonito'."
पर्याायवाची
Transliteration: paryayavachi
Script: पर्यायवाची
"आकाश और गगन एक-दूसरे के पर्यायवाची शब्द हैं।"
同义词
Transliteration: tóng yì cí
"“高兴”和“快乐”是同义词。"
동의어
Transliteration: dong-ui-eo
"'아름답다'와 '예쁘다'는 동의어입니다."
同義語
Transliteration: dōgigo
"「美しい」と「きれい」は同義語です。"
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