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paronym
[ par-uh-nim ]
/ ˈpær ə nɪm /
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noun Grammar.
a paronymous word.
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Origin of paronym
OTHER WORDS FROM paronym
par·o·nym·ic, adjectiveWords nearby paronym
parole, parolee, paromphalocele, paronomasia, paronychia, paronym, paronymous, paroophoron, parophthalmia, paropsia, parorchidium
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British Dictionary definitions for paronym
paronym
/ (ˈpærənɪm) /
noun
linguistics a cognate word
Derived forms of paronym
paronymic or paronymous (pəˈrɒnɪməs), adjectiveparonymously, adverbWord Origin for paronym
C19: via Late Latin from Greek paronumon, from para- 1 (beside) + onoma a name
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