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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PARONYMOUS
a.
[
Gr.
name.
]
Resembling
another
word.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PARONYMOUS
Pa
*
ron
"y *mous, a.
Etym:
[
Gr.
1.
Having
the
same
derivation;
allied
radically;
conjugate;
--
said
of
certain
words,
as
man,
mankind,
manhood,
etc.
2.
Having
a
similar
sound,
but
different
orthography
and
different
meaning;
--
said
of
certain
words,
as
al
and
awl;
hair
and
hare,
etc.
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