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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.…

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
  3. n:100 n. two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context