Paronym

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Paronym

Noun

  1. A word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.

    "<!--derivative is hyperonymic because paronym is a kind of derivative, from the same root; cognate is hyponymic because it is a derivative of the same root ''in an older stage of the language''-->"

  2. A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word (some example pairs are cognate).

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