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Is There Another Word for ‘Synonym’?

That was my favorite one-liner from George Carlin, who died over the weekend.

And it turns out the answer is yes, there is a synonym for synonym … poecilonym, which is defined as “a word that means the same thing as another.”

Author Brian CarnellPosted on June 23, 2008Categories UncategorizedTags George CarlinLeave a comment on Is There Another Word for ‘Synonym’?

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