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syn.

syn. is the abbreviation of synonym.

Meaning of synonym

Noun

synonym (plural synonyms)

  1. A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.
    • Near-synonyms: near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym
    Antonyms:
    antonym, opposite
  2. (informal) The subset of those names other than the one to be used according to the rules.
  3. (broadly) 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.
  4. An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
    • Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.2011, Paul Nielsen, Uttam Parui, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Bible

See all 5 meanings of synonym

Forms of syn.

pluralsyns.
alternative formsyn

Origin of syn.

Clipping of synonym.

Questions about syn.

What is syn. the abbreviation of?
Syn. is the abbreviation of synonym.

Words near syn. in the dictionary

  1. Symæan
  2. Symæans
  3. syn
  4. syn-
  5. syn-metamorphic
  6. syn.
  7. synacme
  8. synacmic
  9. synacmy
  10. synactic
  11. synadelphic

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