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nountwo words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
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- rama avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama
- zion originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
- sion originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
- synonym two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
- thesaurus a book containing a classified list of synonyms
- godiva according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080)
- genus ctenocephalus a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides
- centrospermae used in former classification systems; approximately synonymous with order Caryophyllales
- synonym finder a book containing a classified list of synonyms
- genus althaea hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea