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synisonym

synisonym noun: any of a set of names that share a basionym.

Noun

synisonym (plural synisonyms)

  1. (rare) Any of a set of names that share a basionym.

Forms of synisonym

pluralsynisonyms

Origin of synisonym

From syn- + iso- + -onym.

Questions about synisonym

What does synisonym mean?
Synisonym means any of a set of names that share a basionym.
What part of speech is synisonym?
Synisonym is a noun.
What is the plural of synisonym?
The plural of synisonym is synisonyms.

Words near synisonym in the dictionary

  1. synharmony
  2. synhedria
  3. synhedrion
  4. synhexyl
  5. synhymenium
  6. synisonym
  7. synisonyms
  8. synizeses
  9. synizesis
  10. synizetic
  11. synkarya

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