See also: Synonyme

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Noun

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synonyme (plural synonymes)

  1. Archaic form of synonym.
    • 1910, Scientific Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association, volume 46, page 306:
      The constancy of the alkaloids is the factor that has made alkalometry the synonyme of exact medication in veterinary science.
    • 1920, H P Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft's Writings in the United Amateur (1915-1922), page 120:
      In reading, the novice should note the varied mode of expression practiced by good authors, and should keep in his mind for future use the many appropriate synonymes he encounters.

Danish

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synonyme

  1. definite of synonym
  2. plural of synonym

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Etymology

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From syn- +‎ -onyme, from Late Latin synonymon, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, synonymous), composed by σύν (sún, with) + ὄνομα (ónoma, name).

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synonyme (plural synonymes)

  1. synonymous

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Noun

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synonyme m (plural synonymes)

  1. synonym

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  • Turkish: sinonim

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German

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synonyme

  1. inflection of synonym:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

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synōnyme

  1. vocative masculine singular of synōnymos

Norwegian Bokmål

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synonyme

  1. definite singular of synonym
  2. plural of synonym

Norwegian Nynorsk

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synonyme

  1. definite singular of synonym
  2. plural of synonym