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A paronymous word.
noun - a word having the same root as another
PARONYM - Paronyms are words that are pro noun ced or written in a similar way but which have different lexical meanings. Paronyms contrast with homonyms, which ...
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| Word derived from another that has a related meaning, like 'wisdom' from 'wise' |
| Linguistic term for a word that's almost the same as another word, like 'affect' and 'effect' |
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| Nov 6 2015 New York Times |
| Jan 20 2010 The A.V Club |
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| A paronymous word. |
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Paronyms are words that are pronounced or written in a similar way but which have different lexical meanings. Paronyms contrast with homonyms, which are words with different meaning having the same pronunciation or spelling. Examples of paronyms include:* alternately and alternatively * collision and collusion * conjuncture and conjecture * excise and exercise * prolepsis and proslepsis * continuous and contiguous * affect and effect * upmost and utmost * deprecate and depreciateSome paronyms are truly synonymous, but only under the rarest of conditions. They often lead to confusion. * The term paronym can also refer to words that are derived from the same root, i.e. cognate words. * * |