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paronymous

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.
    not-comparable
  2. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Portuguêsparónimo
5 more languages
Bosanskiparonim
Catalàparònim
Esperantoparonimo
Hrvatskiparonim
Српскиparonim

Examples

“Ethology, ethnology, etiology, etymology, and entomology are paronymous.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

paroptic paroral parosmic parosteal parostotic parotic

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