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With ''basic meaning'' we mean the literal meaning (the denotation). So, ''truck'' and ''lorry'' refer to the same objects, i.e., they have the same denotation, but there is a regional variation (''truck'' being rather American English, ''lorry'' being British English). There could be other differences at the level of connotations (''horse'' as the neutral term, ''nag'' as a pejorative term), or of collocations (''fast (asleep/*impressed)''-''deeply (asleep/impressed)''). | |||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
''dad - father''<br /> | ''dad - father''<br /> | ||
''buy - purchase'' | ''buy - purchase''<br /> | ||
''truck - lorry'' | |||
== Related terms == | == Related terms == | ||
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Synonym
Definition
Synonym: ([ˈsɪnɘnɪm]) Synonyms are terms that have the same basic meaning.
Comment: With basic meaning we mean the literal meaning (the denotation). So, truck and lorry refer to the same objects, i.e., they have the same denotation, but there is a regional variation (truck being rather American English, lorry being British English). There could be other differences at the level of connotations (horse as the neutral term, nag as a pejorative term), or of collocations (fast (asleep/*impressed)-deeply (asleep/impressed)).
Examples
dad - father
buy - purchase
truck - lorry