paronym
[ par-uh-nim ]
nounGrammar.
a paronymous word.
Origin of paronym
1Other words from paronym
- par·o·nym·ic, adjective
Words Nearby paronym
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British Dictionary definitions for paronym
paronym
/ (ˈpærənɪm) /
noun
linguistics a cognate word
Origin of paronym
1C19: 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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