paronym

[ par-uh-nim ]
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nounGrammar.
  1. a paronymous word.

Origin of paronym

1
1840–50; <Greek parṓnymon, neuter of parṓnymos formed by a slight change in name, derivative, equivalent to par-par- + -ōnymos, adj. derivative of ónymaname

Other words from paronym

  • par·o·nym·ic, adjective

Words Nearby paronym

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British Dictionary definitions for paronym

paronym

/ (ˈpærənɪm) /


noun
  1. linguistics a cognate word

Origin of paronym

1
C19: via Late Latin from Greek paronumon, from para- 1 (beside) + onoma a name

Derived forms of paronym

  • paronymic or paronymous (pəˈrɒnɪməs), adjective
  • paronymously, adverb

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