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  • 1Synonymous — Syn*on y*mous, a. [Gr. ?; sy n with, together + ?, ?, name. See {Syn }, and {Name}.] Having the character of a synonym; expressing the same thing; conveying the same, or approximately the same, idea. {Syn*on y*mous*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] These… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2synonymous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a word or phrase) having the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language. 2) closely associated with something: his name was synonymous with victory. DERIVATIVES synonymously adverb …

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  • 3synonymous substitution — synonymous substitution. См. несмысловая замена [нуклеотида]. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

    Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • 4synonymous — index coequal, coextensive, cognate, congruous, equivalent, identical, same, similar, tantamount …

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  • 5synonymous — c.1600, from M.L. synonymus, from Gk. synonymos (see SYNONYM (Cf. synonym)). Related: Synonymously …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6synonymous — [adj] equivalent alike, apposite, coincident, compatible, convertible, correspondent, corresponding, equal, identical, identified, interchangeable, like, one and the same, same, similar, synonymic, tantamount; concepts 487,573 Ant. different,… …

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  • 7synonymous — [si nän′əməs] adj. [ML synonymus < Gr synōnymos: see SYNONYM] of, or having the nature of, a synonym; equivalent or similar in meaning synonymously adv …

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  • 8Synonymous substitution — A synonymous substitution (also called a silent substitution) is the evolutionary substitution of one base for another in an exon of a gene coding for a protein, such that the amino acid sequence produced is not modified.Redundancy in DNAProtein… …

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  • 9synonymous — sy|non|y|mous [sıˈnɔnıməs US ˈna: ] adj 1.) something that is synonymous with something else is considered to be very closely connected with it synonymous with ▪ Nixon s name has become synonymous with political scandal. 2.) two words that are… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10synonymous — syn|on|y|mous [ sı nanıməs ] adjective 1. ) if two words are synonymous, they have the same meaning or almost the same meaning: Frightened and afraid are synonymous. 2. ) if one person, thing, or idea is synonymous with another, there is an… …

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