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'''{{wp|Synonym}}s''' are words with the same meaning. They are the opposite of [[antonym]]s.
==''pu'' "synonyms"==
{{pu}} lists the following 3 words as "synonyms", not counted among the 120 {{tp|[[nimi pu]]}}:
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Those words have been in use before and since the publication of ''pu'', but with different meanings from their supposed relatives. Calling them "synonyms" was a deliberate attempt to merge them.<ref>Messages from [[jan Sonja]] in [[ma pona pi toki pona]]: [//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301378960468738050/814051883823529994 kin], [//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301378960468738050/817348200818016256 namako], [//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301378960468738050/824353817285230612 oko].</ref> ''[[ku]]'' acknowledges that the words have retained their separate meanings among those who use them.▼
!Word
!Definition in practice
!"Synonym"
!Merged definition
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|{{tp|[[kin]]}}
|also
|{{tp|[[a]]}}
|''emphasis marker''
|-
|{{tp|[[namako]]}}
|spice, extra
|{{tp|[[sin]]}}
|new, extra
|-
|{{tp|[[oko]]}}
|eye
|{{tp|[[lukin]]}}
|see, eye, (''pre-verb'') try
|}
▲Those words have been in use before and since the publication of
==References==▼
==={{tp|ali}}===
{{tp|ali}} is generally considered a pronunciation variant of {{tp|[[ale]]}}, rather than a separate, synonymous word.
▲===References===
<references />
=={{tp|nimisin}}==
Some {{tp|[[nimisin]]}} happen to be coined with the same meaning:
* cross: {{tp|aka, eki, '''natu'''}}
* dream: {{tp|jume, oni}}
* 3: {{tp|san, tuli}}
[[Category:Words]]
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