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paranym Definition


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paranym
noun
    1. A word used to describe an event, etc which evades or conceals some important aspect of it, eg liberation used for conquest; a word which is nearly, but not exactly, a synonym. Compare euphemism.
Etymology: 1960s: from para-1 + Greek onoma name.



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