See Also: paronymous(medicine)

irreconciliable (iou) and paronymous (medicine)


irreconciliable (iou)



irreconciliable adjective. Now rare. E17.
[French irreconciliable from late Latin irreconciliabilis, from IR-2 + reconciliare RECONCILE: see -ABLE.]
= IRRECONCILABLE adjective.
irreconcilia'bility noun M19.
irreconciliableness noun M17.
irreconciliably adverb E17.

paronymous (medicine)


paronymous


1. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc.

2. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; said of certain words, as al and awl; hair and hare, etc.

Origin: Gr.; beside, near + a name.

Source: Websters Dictionary