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synonym
1: one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses2 a: a word or phrase that by association is held to embody something (as a concept or quality) <a tyrant whose name has become a synonym for oppression> b: metonym3: one of two or more scientific names used to designate the same taxonomic group — compare homonym
— syn·o·nym·ic
 \ˌsi-nə-ˈni-mik\ also syn·o·nym·i·cal \-mi-kəl\ adjective — syn·o·nym·i·ty
\-ˈni-mə-tē\ noun
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