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synonym

synonym: listen to British English pronunciationsynonym: listen to American pronunciation /ˈsɪnənɪm/ noun [C]

Definition

a word or phrase that means the same as another word or phrase
(Definition of synonym noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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