Meaning of synonymity | Babel Free

Definitions

The state of being a synonym.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Mr. Ellis, who proposes a system with 117 notes within the octave, is^([sic]) thus shown that an infinite number⟳ of notes is required, for there is no synonymity in any system when the key-note moves.”

“The wave⟳ of rebellion swept over me in an instant, beginning with an heretical doubt⟳ as to the sanctity of the established order⟳ of things[…]and ending in an adamantine determination to defend⟳ my honor and my life to the last⟳ ditch against the blind and senseless regulation which assumed the synonymity of misfortune and treason.”

“Quine explains, without giving a definition, a concept of synonymity which is different from and presumably stronger than L-equivalence. He says: "The notion of synonymity figures implicitly also whenever we use⟳ the method of indirect quotations. In indirect quotation we do not insist on a literal repetition of the words of the person quoted, but we insist on a synonymous sentence; we require⟳ reproduction of the meaning. Such synonymity differs even from logical equivalence; and exactly what it is remains unspecified."”

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