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paronymy

paronymy noun: the quality of being paronymous.

Noun

paronymy (countable and uncountable, plural paronymies)

  1. The quality of being paronymous.
  2. The use of paronyms.

Forms of paronymy

pluralparonymies

Origin of paronymy

From para- + -onymy.

Questions about paronymy

What does paronymy mean?
Paronymy means the quality of being paronymous.
What part of speech is paronymy?
Paronymy is a noun.
What is the plural of paronymy?
The plural of paronymy is paronymies.

Words near paronymy in the dictionary

  1. paronymizes
  2. paronymizing
  3. paronymous
  4. paronymously
  5. paronyms
  6. paronymy
  7. Paroo
  8. paroon shark
  9. paroon sharks
  10. paroophoron
  11. Paropamisadae

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