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collateral form

noun

collateral form

noun
1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A synonymous but not identical, coexisting form (variation) of a word, such as an accepted alternative spelling.

  • Podgy is a collateral form of pudgy
Related terms
homonym, homophone, synonym

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