homosemous

English

Etymology

homo- +‎ seme +‎ -ous

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌhoʊməˈsiːməs/
  • Rhymes: -iːməs

Adjective

homosemous (not comparable)

  1. Having the same or identical meaning; exactly synonymous.
    • 1990, Martin Haspelmath, “The morph as a minimal linguistic form”, in Morphology‎, volume 30, →DOI, pages 117–134:
      ...They can say (i) that -s and -en are two different (but homosemous) morphemes expressing plural meaning (sense 1)...

Synonyms
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