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The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.

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  1. n. The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.
  2. n. A system of synonyms.
  3. n. A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse.
  4. n. the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
  5. 1. The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning. 2. A system of synonyms. 3. (Rhet.) A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse.
  6. A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify adiscourse.
  7. n the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning