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paronym

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.
  2. A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word (some example pairs are cognate).
    rare

Equivalents

Españolparónimo
Françaisparonyme
DeutschHomöophonParonym
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CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

paronymic attraction paronymization paronymy Paroo paroon shark paroophoron

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