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paronymous

adj — 2 senses

paronymous

adj

Etymology From paronym + -ous.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences, Semantics Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences, Semantics Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.

  • Ethology, ethnology, etiology, etymology, and entomology are paronymous.
Derived terms
paronymously
Related terms
paronym, paronymy

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