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Synonymy

British pronunciation/sˈɪnənˌɪmi/
American pronunciation/sˈɪnənˌɪmi/
Synonymy
[NOUN]
1

the relationship between words or expressions that have similar or identical meanings, or nearly identical meanings, in a particular context or language

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1I'll just read one sentence of it, plays on the synonymy of the Latin words for musical harmony and deliberative agreement to make a case for the domination of the senatorial order.
2Synonymy is really beside the point, however, for the neutralist denies that either expression is ontologically committing in ordinary language.
3The other problem that helps to solve is synonymy, when you can have two different expressions that refer to the same entity.
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