parasynonymous
adjUK /ˌpæ.rə.sɪˈnɒ.nɪ.məs/ · US /ˌpæ.rə.sɪˈnɑ.nɪ.məs/
Etymology From para- + synonymous or parasynonym + -ous.
› Having common meaning. More specifically…
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences S₁ is a sense of T and S₂ is a sense of T′.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences S₁ is similar to S₂, but not identical.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Relating to parasynonymy.