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(a synonym is a ‘word’ (or ‘phrase’) that means ‘exactly’ (or ‘nearly’?) the same as another ‘word’ (or ‘phrase’ in the same ‘language’)
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*words that are ‘synonyms’ are said to be synonymous*
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*the state of being a ‘synonym’ is called synonymy*
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(for example, the words begin / start / commence / initiate are all ‘synonyms’ of 1 another)
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(words are typically ‘synonymous’ in (just) 1 particular ‘sense’…)
(for example, long + extended in the context long time or extended time are ‘synonymous’…)
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(…but long cannot be used in the phrase extended family)
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(‘synonyms’ with exactly the same meaning share a ‘seme’ or ‘denotational sememe’)
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(…whereas those with inexactly similar meanings share a broader ‘denotational’ or ‘connotational’ sememe (and thus) overlap within a ‘semantic field’)
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(the former are sometimes called ‘cognitive synonyms’…)
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(,,, the latter…)
‘near-synonyms’
‘plesionyms’
‘poecilonyms’
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