Parasynonym

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A term (word or phrase) which is parasynonymous with others, but not necessarily considered a synonym.

    "Near-synonym: synonym"

Synonyms

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near synonymnear-synonymplesionymquasi-synonymsynonym

Etymology

From para- + synonym.

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