synonym

«synonym» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the same or almost the same as another word, like «big»… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a synonym, synonyms)

meaning for a pupil

A word that means the same or almost the same as another word, like «big» and «large», or «quick» and «fast». tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Westcott's notes point out that names in Sefer Yetzirah can be synonyms of Sefirot, like Gedulah and Chesed, showing one idea under two names. In the primary lessons: In English lessons pupils use a thesaurus to find synonyms and make writing more interesting (instead of «said»: whispered, shouted, replied). In maths, many words are synonyms for operations: «plus», «add», «sum», «total», «altogether» all mean adding; «minus», «take away», «difference» mean subtracting. Phrases: «a synonym for», «find a synonym».

examples

• Gedniah, is a synonym of Chesed, the Fourth Sephira. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• «Happy» is a synonym for «glad». tree →
• Can you find a synonym for «big»? tree →
• «Sum», «total» and «altogether» are synonyms in maths problems. tree →
• Use a thesaurus to find synonyms. tree →
• «Begin» and «start» are synonyms. tree →
• The opposite of a synonym is an antonym. tree →
• «Tiny» is a synonym for «very small». tree →

note

Countable. Synonym = same meaning; «antonym» = opposite meaning; «homonym/homophone» = same sound, different meaning. Trap: synonyms are rarely perfect; «thin» and «skinny» differ in tone. In maths, knowing synonyms for operations is key to reading word problems.

In the corpora

• Repeating a key word, or a synonym for it, helps link paragraphs about the same topic.
• A thesaurus gives words with similar meanings, but not every synonym fits the sentence or the reader.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «synonym» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.