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SYNONYMOUS

\sɪnˈɒnɪməs], \sɪnˈɒnɪməs], \s_ɪ_n_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_m_ə_s]\

Definitions of SYNONYMOUS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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(of words) meaning the same or nearly the same

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

(of words) meaning the same or nearly the same

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Having the same or nearly the same meaning.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Pertaining to synonyms: expressing the same thing: having the same meaning.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Having the same meaning.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Equivalent or similar in meaning.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Expressing the same thing; conveying the same idea.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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