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paronym
[par-uh-nim]
/ ˈpær ə nɪm /
NOUN
loan word
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Names and words which are somewhat alike in sound, paronyms, as they are called by grammarians, may be taken or mistaken one for the other.
From American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
