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2006-08-27 14:22:17 · 8 answers · asked by Michelle L 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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In its strict sense synonym is a word with a meaning identical or very similar to that of another word. It is often said that in fact there is no such thing as an absolute synonym for any word, that is, a form that is identical in every aspect of meaning so that the two can be applied interchangeably. According to this extreme view the only true synonyms are terms having precisely the same denotation, connotation, and range of applicability. As it turns out, these so-called true synonyms are frequently technical terms and almost always concrete words coming from linguistically disparate sources. Good examples of such pairs are celiac (from Greek) and abdominal (from Latin); and car (from Latin) and automobile (from French). These meet the criteria for true synonymy: they have precisely the same denotations, connotations, and range of applicability, and they are used in identical contexts.

2006-08-27 14:28:15 · answer #1 · answered by Shadow 1 · 0 0

You mean synonym?
It's a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.

2006-08-27 21:28:58 · answer #2 · answered by a b 3 · 0 0

A synonym is a word that means the same thing as another word. For example, "large" is a synonym of "big" - they both mean the same thing.

2006-08-27 21:25:27 · answer #3 · answered by lonely_girl3_98 4 · 0 0

The opposite of an antonym! Synonyms are words having exactly the same meaning eg child and infant , antonyms are opposites eg dead and alive.Therefore the antonym of synonym is antonym :) Make sense?

2006-08-27 21:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by Bohemian 4 · 0 0

You spelled it SYNOMN and I don't know that word. If you mean SYNONYM, it is a word that means the same as another word. Example: grass, lawn or sofa, couch

2006-08-27 21:28:21 · answer #5 · answered by Tracy O 2 · 0 0

a word that means the same thing as another word. example= good, great...etc

2006-08-27 21:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

simply it's another word you could use that would mean basically the same thing.
like FUNNY AND HUMOROUS

2006-08-27 21:34:05 · answer #7 · answered by xxthespianxx 5 · 0 0

think synonym means the same ..................... s and s

2006-08-27 21:39:39 · answer #8 · answered by Peanut02 1 · 0 0

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