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paronym

American  
[par-uh-nim] / ˈpær ə nɪm /

noun

Grammar.

  1. a paronymous word.

paronym British  
/ pəˈrɒnɪməs, ˈpærənɪm /

noun

  1. linguistics a cognate word

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Other Word Forms

  • paronymic adjective
  • paronymously adverb

Etymology

Origin of paronym

1840–50; < Greek parṓnymon, neuter of parṓnymos formed by a slight change in name, derivative, equivalent to par- par- + -ōnymos, adj. derivative of ónyma name

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