Ref: K.4375. A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy.The word comes from Ancient Greek syn (ÏÏÎ½) (with) and onoma (á½Î½Î¿Î¼Î±) (name).ef: K.4375. A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy.
exists and is an alternate of . 'Dictate' comes from Latin dictare meaning 'keep on saying'. The Latin verb dictare is related to dicere 'to say, speak'. English 'dictate' is not directly related to any Greek word. 'Dictate' comes from Latin <i>dictare</i> meaning 'keep on saying'. The Latin verb <i>dictare</i> is related to <i>dicere</i> 'to say, speak'. English 'dictate' is not directly related to any Greek word.
A root, or a root word, is a word that does not have a prefix (in front of the word) or a suffix (at the end of a word). The root word is the primary lexical unit of a word, and of a word family (root is then called base word), which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Content words in nearly all languages contain, and may consist only of root morphemes.