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Paronyms are words that are pronounced or written in a similar way but which have different lexical meanings. Paronyms contrast with homonyms, which are words with different meaning having the same pronunciation or spelling. Examples of English paronyms include:
The term paronym can also refer to words that are derived from the same root, i.e. cognate words.[1]
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