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1. A word or expression that is used as another name for something in certain styles of speaking, or writing; or to emphasize a particular aspect or association: Here are a few examples pf
3. Strictly, a word having the same sense as another or in the same language; more commonly, either or any of two or more words having the same general sense, or having different shades of meanings or implications appropriate to different contexts: Someone has said that Albert Einstein's name has become a synonym for scientific genius.
3. Etymology: from Greek synonymon; from syn-, "same, together" + onyma, "name"; literally, "same name".
3. Strictly, a word having the same sense as another or in the same language; more commonly, either or any of two or more words having the same general sense, or having different shades of meanings or implications appropriate to different contexts: Someone has said that Albert Einstein's name has become a synonym for scientific genius.
3. Etymology: from Greek synonymon; from syn-, "same, together" + onyma, "name"; literally, "same name".
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(Latin: pestilence, infection, plague; a synonym for "syphilis")
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Antonym-Synonym Quiz #1
Two short multiple-choice answer quizzes dealing with the words dissension and consensus.
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-onym, -onymy, -onymic, -onymically, -onymous, -onymously, -nym
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Antonym-Synonym Quiz #1
Two short multiple-choice answer quizzes dealing with the words dissension and consensus.
Antonym-Synonym Quiz #2
Two short multiple-choice answer quizzes dealing with the words sensation and dissent.
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-onym, -onymy, -onymic, -onymically, -onymous, -onymously, -nym
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Antonym-Synonym Quiz #2
Two short multiple-choice answer quizzes dealing with the words sensation and dissent.
Antonym-Synonym Quiz #3
Two short multiple-choice answer quizzes dealing with the words vitality and homicide.
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-onym, -onymy, -onymic, -onymically, -onymous, -onymously, -nym
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Antonym-Synonym Quiz #3
Two short multiple-choice answer quizzes dealing with the words vitality and homicide.
Antonym-Synonym Quiz #4
Two short multiple-choice answer quizzes dealing with the words survive and post-mortem.
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-onym, -onymy, -onymic, -onymically, -onymous, -onymously, -nym
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Antonym-Synonym Quiz #4
Two short multiple-choice answer quizzes dealing with the words survive and post-mortem.