Meaning of synonym | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.
2. Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant rules.
   informal
3. The subset of those names other than the one to be used according to the rules.
   informal
4. Any name that has been applied to a taxon other than the one to be used, including those not allowed by the rules such as misspellings or nomina nuda.
   broadly
5. An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.

Translations

Examples

“Near-synonyms: near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym”

““Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.”

“The proportion of English words that have an exact synonym is small.”

“It's quite the turnaround from only a few months ago when Michael Kors (KORS) sales were sagging and its stock was tanking. Experts said the brand was "overexposed," a synonym for ugly in the fashion world.”

“According to the petition, posted on Change.org, the venerable publisher, which produces the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), offers a series of synonyms for woman, including “bitch, besom, piece, bit, mare, baggage, wench, petticoat, frail, bird, bint, biddy, filly.””

“Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.”

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