'Synonymy' definitions:
Definition of 'synonymy'
(from WordNet)
noun
The semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning [syn: synonymy, synonymity, synonymousness]
Definition of 'Synonymy'
From: GCIDE
- Synonymy \Syn*on"y*my\, n. [L. synonymia, Gr. ? a synonym: cf. F. synonymie.]
- 1. The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A system of synonyms. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Rhet.) A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'synonymy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agreement,
- biographical dictionary,
- chemical dictionary,
- coequality,
- coincidence,
- congruence,
- correspondence,
- desk dictionary,
- dialect dictionary,
- dictionary,
- dictionary of quotations,
- electronics dictionary,
- equality,
- equivalence,
- etymological dictionary,
- foreign-language dictionary,
- gazetteer,
- general dictionary,
- geological dictionary,
- gloss,
- glossary,
- gradus,
- homogeneity,
- homoousia,
- identity,
- indistinguishability,
- lexicon,
- no difference,
- nomenclator,
- oneness,
- onomasticon,
- phrase book,
- polyglot dictionary,
- rhyming dictionary,
- sameness,
- science dictionary,
- self-identity,
- selfhood,
- selfness,
- selfsameness,
- slang dictionary,
- specialized dictionary,
- synonym dictionary,
- synonymity,
- synonymousness,
- thesaurus,
- treasury of words,
- unabridged dictionary,
- unity,
- vocabulary,
- wordbook