synonymously
Meaningin a way full of or having a together-name
Common meaning: in a synonymous way
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- syntogether, at once
- onyma nameLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1056 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘together, at once’ + ‘a name’ → synonymously
Journey through time
- Greekὄνομα (ὄνυμα)‘a name’
- Latinsynonyma
- Englishsynonym‘a word with the same meaning’
- Englishformed in English from synonymsynonymous‘full of or having synonym’
- Englishformed in English from synonymoussynonymously‘in a synonymous way’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way full of or having a together-name. It can be inferred from any of: synonymous.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from synonymous + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- ὄνομα (ὄνυμα) Greek “a name”
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