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Webster 1913 Edition
Synonymy
Syn-on′y-my
,Noun.
[L.
synonymia
, Gr. [GREEK] a synonym: cf. F. synonymie
.] 1.
The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.
2.
A system of synonyms.
3.
(Rhet.)
A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse.
Webster 1828 Edition
Synonymy
SYNON'YMY
,Noun.
1.
In rhetoric, a figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse.