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Meaning of paronym | Babel Free

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

Ελληνικά παρώνυμο
Español parónimo
Suomi paronyymi
Français paronyme
日本語 同根語 類音語
Nederlands paroniem
Polski paronim
Português parónimo

CEFR level

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

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