What is the difference between synonymous and synonym?
synonymous | synonym |
having a similar meaning
of, or being a synonym
(genetics, of a SNP) Such that both its forms yield the same sequenced protein.
(semantics, with respect to a given word or phrase) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
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(zoology, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any of the formal names for the taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
(botany, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any name for the taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
(databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
* 2011 , Paul Nielsen, Uttam Parui, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Bible
Synonym is a related term of synonymous.
Synonym is a derived term of synonymous.
As an adjective synonymous
is having a similar meaning.As a noun synonym is
a word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.synonymous
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Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* antonymous * nonsynonymous * (genetics) nonsynonymousDerived terms
* synonym * synonymitysynonym
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(wikipedia synonym)Noun
(en noun)- "Happy" is a synonym of "glad".
- Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.