SYNONYM AND HOMONYM

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SYNONYM AND HOMONYM

SYNONYM

Synonym its one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have same or nearly the same meaning in some or all sense. Synonym are word with the same or similar meanings. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonym. The word comes from Ancient Greek syn (‘with’) and onoma (name). In the figuratuve sense, two words are often said to be synonymous if they have the same connotation. Synonyms can be any part of speech ( such as nouns,verbs,adjectives,adverbs or preposition), as long as both words are the same part of speech.

Example of synonyms

Answer	Response
Peaceful	Quiet
Begin	Start
Center	Middle
Above	Over

HOMONYM

Homonym its one of two or more spelled and pronounced a like but different in meaning (such as the noun quail and the verb quail) each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.

· Homophones : words that sound alike but have different spellings, like a bear ( a large animal) and bare (uncovered) in the first joke above.

· Homographs : word that are spelled the same but have different meaning, like two meanings of the word flies ( insects) and flies ( travel through the air)

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