What does "homosemy" mean?

The state or quality (of a word, term, phrase, or clause) of having identical meaning to another.

What is a synonym for "homosemy"?

Common synonyms include: ;, synonymity, synonymousness, synonymy, w:cognitive synonymy.

//həˈmɑsəmi// noun

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Noun

1
The state or quality (of a word, term, phrase, or clause) of having identical meaning to another. uncountable
"Near-synonyms: (precisely differentiable) synonymy, synonymity, synonymousness; cognitive synonymy"

"Near-synonyms: (precisely differentiable) synonymy, synonymity, synonymousness; cognitive synonymy"

From homo- + seme + -y.

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