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parasynonym

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parasyn-onym
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From para- + synonym.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

parasynonyms (plural)

Derived Forms

parasynonymous parasynonymy

Phrases

Wiktionary:Semantic relations

Frequently Paired Words

paronym Wiktionary:Semantic relations synonym poecilonym cohyponym coordinate term hypernym hyponym

Synonyms

near-synonym plesionym quasi-synonym synonym

Questions

What does parasynonym mean?
A term (word or phrase) which is parasynonymous with others, but not necessarily considered a synonym.
Where does parasynonym come from?
From para- + synonym.

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