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synonymia

synonymia noun: the use of two or more synonyms together to amplify or explain a given subject or term. A kind of repetition that adds force.

Noun

synonymia (countable and uncountable, plural synonymiae)

  1. (rhetoric) The use of two or more synonyms together to amplify or explain a given subject or term. A kind of repetition that adds force.
    • At its simplest (sometimes called synonymia simplex), it takes the form of synonymous words arranged in doublets, […] .2007, Sylvia Adamson, "Synonymia, or in other words", in Anderson, et al., Renaissance figures of speech, page 29
    Synonyms:
    synonymy

Synonyms of synonymia

Forms of synonymia

pluralsynonymiae

Origin of synonymia

Learned borrowing from Latin synōnymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumía). Doublet of synonymy.

Questions about synonymia

What does synonymia mean?
Synonymia means the use of two or more synonyms together to amplify or explain a given subject or term. A kind of repetition that adds force.
What part of speech is synonymia?
Synonymia is a noun.
What is the plural of synonymia?
The plural of synonymia is synonymiae.

Words near synonymia in the dictionary

  1. synonymal
  2. synonymatic
  3. synonyme
  4. synonymed
  5. synonymes
  6. synonymia
  7. synonymiae
  8. synonymic
  9. synonymical
  10. synonymically
  11. synonymicon

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