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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Synonym \Syn"o*nym\ (s[i^]n"[-o]*n[i^]m), n.; pl. Synonyms
     (s[i^]n"[-o]*n[i^]mz). [F. synonyme, L. synonyma, pl. of
     synonymum, Gr. synw`nymon. See Synonymous.]
     1. One of two or more words (commonly words of the same
        language) which are equivalents of each other; one of two
        or more words which have very nearly the same
        signification, and therefore may often be used
        interchangeably. See under Synonymous. [Written also
        synonyme.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All languages tend to clear themselves of synonyms
              as intellectual culture advances, the superfluous
              words being taken up and appropriated by new shades
              and combinations of thought evolved in the progress
              of society.                           --De Quincey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His name has thus become, throughout all civilized
              countries, a synonym for probity and philanthropy.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In popular literary acceptation, and as employed in
              special dictionaries of such words, synonyms are
              words sufficiently alike in general signification to
              be liable to be confounded, but yet so different in
              special definition as to require to be
              distinguished. --G. P. Marsh.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An incorrect or incorrectly applied scientific name, as a
        new name applied to a species or genus already properly
        named, or a specific name preoccupied by that of another
        species of the same genus; -- so used in the system of
        nomenclature (which see) in which the correct scientific
        names of certain natural groups (usually genera, species,
        and subspecies) are regarded as determined by priority.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. One of two or more words corresponding in meaning but of
        different languages; a heteronym. [Rare]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Synonym \Syn"o*nym\ (s[i^]n"[-o]*n[i^]m), n.; pl. Synonyms
     (-n[i^]mz). [F. synonyme, L. synonyma, pl. of synonymum, Gr.
     synw`nymon. See Synonymous.]
     One of two or more words (commonly words of the same
     language) which are equivalents of each other; one of two or
     more words which have very nearly the same signification, and
     therefore may often be used interchangeably. See under
     Synonymous. [Written also synonyme.]
  
           All languages tend to clear themselves of synonyms as
           intellectual culture advances, the superfluous words
           being taken up and appropriated by new shades and
           combinations of thought evolved in the progress of
           society.                                 --De Quincey.
  
           His name has thus become, throughout all civilized
           countries, a synonym for probity and philanthropy.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
           In popular literary acceptation, and as employed in
           special dictionaries of such words, synonyms are words
           sufficiently alike in general signification to be
           liable to be confounded, but yet so different in
           special definition as to require to be distinguished.
     --G. P. Marsh.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  synonyms
     n.
     (inflection of en synonym  p)
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv synonym  indef gen s)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Synonyms
     German n.
     (inflection of de Synonym  gen s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  synonyms
     n.
     (inflection of en synonym  p)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  synonyms
     n.
     (inflection of en synonym  p)
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv synonym  indef gen s)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Synonyms
     German n.
     (inflection of de Synonym  gen s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  synonyms
     n.
     (inflection of en synonym  p)
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv synonym  indef gen s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Synonyms
     German n.
     (inflection of de Synonym  gen s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  synonyms
     Englanti n.
     (taivm) ''monikkomuoto sanasta'' '''synonym'''

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  synonym's
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst synonym)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  synonyms
     n.
     (böjning sv subst synonym)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  synonyms'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst synonym)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Synonyms
     Tyska n.
     (böjning de subst Synonym)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  synonyms
     n.
     (böjning sv subst synonym)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Synonyms /sˈɪnənˌɪmz/
  المرادفات

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  synonyms /sˈɪnənˌɪmz/ 
  synonyma

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  synonyms /sˈɪnənˌɪmz/ 
  cyfystyron 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  synonyms /sˈɪnənˌɪmz/
  Synonyme , andere Bezeichnungen, Stellvertreterwörter 
   see: synonym
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  synonyms /sˈɪnənˌɪmz/
  sinonimi

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈzyːnonʏms/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsɪnəˌnɪms/


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