Greek Use Of Synonyms

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THE USE OF SYNONYMOUS ADJECTIVE “CLEVER” AND “SMART” IN CORPUS

1. Background

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(σύν) ("with")

and onoma (ὄνομα) ("name"). An example of synonyms are the words begin, start, commence,

and initiate. Words can be synonymous when meant in certain senses, even if they are not

synonymous in all of their senses. For example, if we talk about a long time or an extended

time, long and extended are synonymous within that context. Synonyms with exact

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It is a part of speech. Adjectives are something that describes something and

makes the thing sound better.

Often, the adjective is before the noun it describes. Sometimes an adjective is not followed by a

noun:

 The sky is blue.

 The joke she told was so funny, I could not stop laughing all day.

 He went crazy.

 It's still an adjective, because we could have "the blue sky", "the funny joke", and "the

crazy man". The adjective is still describing the noun though they are not side by side.

 There is a tall man.

An adjective is a word that gives instant information about a noun to make a clear picture of the

noun in the mind of the reader and create a feeling of the writer.

Sometimes there are different forms of the same adjective. If one joke makes a person

laugh more than another joke, then that joke is funnier. This is called the comparative form of the

adjective. The day that is colder than any other is the coldest day. This is the superlative form of

"cold". Some adjectives need additional words when we want to compare them. For instance, one

car may be cheaper than another, but the second car may be more reliable. (We use

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