D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Synonymy

· Syn·on·y·my · IPA /sɪˈnɒnəmi/
01 n. The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.
  1. 1.
    The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.
  2. 2.
    A system of synonyms.
  3. 3.
    A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse.(Rhet.)