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  2. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym. A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous. The standard test for synonymy is substitution: one ...

  3. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.

  4. Metonymy - Wikipedia

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    In other words, Isocrates proposes here that metaphor is a distinctive feature of poetic language because it conveys the experience of the world afresh and provides a kind of defamiliarisation in the way the citizens perceive the world. [30] Democritus described metonymy by saying, "Metonymy, that is the fact that words and meaning change."

  5. Substitute good - Wikipedia

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    Substitute good. In microeconomics, substitute goods are two goods that can be used for the same purpose by consumers. [1] That is, a consumer perceives both goods as similar or comparable, so that having more of one good causes the consumer to desire less of the other good. Contrary to complementary goods and independent goods, substitute ...

  6. Names for the number 0 in English - Wikipedia

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    Names for the number 0 in English. "Zero" is the usual name for the number 0 in English. In British English "nought" is also used and in American English "naught" is used occasionally for zero, but (as with British English) "naught" is more often used as an archaic word for nothing. "Nil", "love", and "duck" are used by different sports for ...

  7. Paraphrase - Wikipedia

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    Paraphrase. A paraphrase or rephrase (/ ˈpærəˌfreɪz /) is the rendering of the same text in different words without losing the meaning of the text itself. [1] More often than not, a paraphrased text can convey its meaning better than the original words. In other words, it is a copy of the text in meaning, but which is different from the ...

  8. Neologism - Wikipedia

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    Neologisms are often formed by combining existing words (see compound noun and adjective) or by giving words new and unique suffixes or prefixes. [10] Neologisms can also be formed by blending words, for example, "brunch" is a blend of the words "breakfast" and "lunch", or through abbreviation or acronym, by intentionally rhyming with existing words or simply through playing with sounds.

  9. List of names for cannabis - Wikipedia

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    Blue Dream. Industry trade name for sativa -dominant hybrid strain. [59] Blue Goo. Industry trade name for sativa -dominant hybrid strain, a mix of Blue Dream and Agoo, a combination of which gives it its name. [59][72] Bruce Banner. Industry trade name for cannabis strain. [73] Bubba Kush.