[ˈsɪnənɪm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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
(e.g: “shut” is a synonym of “close”)


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