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Definition of synonymy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

synonymy

noun
 
/sɪˈnɒnɪmi/
 
/sɪˈnɑːnɪmi/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of two or more words or expressions having the same meaning
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek sunōnumia, from sunōnumos, from sun- ‘with’ + onoma ‘name’.
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