paronym
See also: Paronym
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Etymology edit
Coined around 1846 from Ancient Greek παρώνυμος (parṓnumos, “derivative”), equivalent to para- + -onym.
Noun edit
paronym (plural paronyms)
- (semantics) A word derived from the same root or stem as another word.
- Synonym: isonym
- Hyponyms: cognate, derivative
- (rare) A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word.
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word that sounds like another word
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