paronymy

English

Etymology

para- +‎ -onymy

Noun

paronymy (countable and uncountable, plural paronymies)

The quality of being paronymous.
The use of paronyms.

References

“paronymy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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