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Paronymous
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; - said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc.
(2):
(a.) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; - said of certain words, as al/ and awl; hair and hare, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Paronymous'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/paronymous.html. 1828.