Paronymous

Adjective

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.AdjectiveHaving the same root or derivation; conjugate.

2.AdjectiveHaving a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.

"Ethology, ethnology, etiology, etymology, and entomology are paronymous."

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