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noun
A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.
Near-synonyms: near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym
“Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.
Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant rules.
Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant rules.
An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.
verb
To make synonymous.
The fair fame of this good Knight has suffered greatly from the levity of his critics, and still more from the chattering of nugators, blatterones, sermocinators, and other superficial dignitaries; insomuch that his very name is synonymed with that of a liar.
[…] if that properly belongs to the Saltatorii section, which Fabricius seems to believe by his synonyming it with his C. Viminalis […]