Where does “synonymy” come from?
Synonymy comes from Latin synonymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία, derived from Ancient Greek ὄνομα (name) with the prefix syn- (together), tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots sem- and som- meaning same.
synonymy (English): The quality of being synonymous; sameness of...
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- The quality of being synonymous; sameness of...
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