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   Syn·o·nym

   /ˈsinəˌnim/

   

   noun

   • 1. a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close: "“shut” is a synonym of “close”"
   • ▪ a person or thing so closely associated with a particular quality or idea that the mention of their name calls it to mind: "the Victorian age is a synonym for sexual puritanism"
   • ▪ a taxonomic name which has the same application as another, especially one which has been superseded and is no longer valid.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Latin from Greek sunōnumon, neuter (used as a noun) of the adjective sunōnumos, from sun- ‘with’ + onoma ‘name’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. synonymic adjective
   • 2. synonymity noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   Synonyms for ORIGIN: source, cradle, root, fountain, font, beginning, commencement, spring; Antonyms of ORIGIN: issue, seed, progeny, posterity, offspring, child, son, successor.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to origin. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of origin. The origin of the flood was three weeks of torrential rains. The reporter traced the story back to its origin.

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   Synonyms for ORIGINS: sources, roots, cradles, beginnings, fountains, fonts, springs, wellsprings; Antonyms of ORIGINS: issues, seeds, seed, offspring, progenies, posterities, children, sons.

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    origin. 1 (noun) in the sense of beginning. Definition. the point, source, or event from which something develops. theories about the origin of life. Synonyms. beginning. start. birth.

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    Synonyms for ORIGIN: descent, birth, ancestry, lineage, bloodline, blood, line, parentage, extraction; Antonyms for ORIGIN: end, termination, close, conclusion, death, finale, completion, result, consequence.