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synonymous

Pronunciation: /sɪˈnɒnɪməs/
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Definition of synonymous

adjective

  • 1(of a word or phrase) having the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language.
  • 2closely associated with or suggestive of something:his deeds had made his name synonymous with victory

Derivatives

synonymously

adverb

synonymousness

noun

synonymous in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of synonymous in the US English dictionary
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