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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).
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Equivalents

Bosanski paronim пароним
Català parònim
Deutsch Homöophon Paronym
Ελληνικά παρώνυμο
Esperanto paronimo
Español parónimo
Suomi paronyymi
Français paronyme
Hrvatski paronim пароним
Magyar paronima
日本語 同根語 類音語
Latina paronymon
Nederlands paroniem
Polski paronim
Português parónimo
Română paronim
Русский когна́т пароним ро́дственное сло́во
Српски paronim пароним

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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