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Definition of: paronym
(par′ə·nim) noun
A word having the same root as another; a cognate word. [<Gk. parōnymon, orig. neut. of paronymos derivative <para- beside + onyma, Aeolic var. of onoma name]
—pa·ron·y·mous (pə·ron′ə·məs), par′o·nym′ic (-nim′ik) adjective
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