Which statement defines the semantic relation of synonymy?

Concept

Lexical-semantic relations describe how the meanings of words or expressions are connected.

Synonymy is the relation in which two expressions have the same or nearly the same meaning; substitutability can still depend on context and register.

Application

The statement “A denotes the same as B” directly expresses equality or near-equality of meaning, so it represents synonymy.

Contrast

• “A is part of B” expresses a part–whole relation, known as meronymy.

• “A is a kind of B” places A under the broader class B, which is hyponymy.

• “A is superordinate of B” makes A the broader class that includes B, which is hypernymy.

Cross-check

Pairs such as “begin” and “start” can denote the same action in many contexts, confirming the synonymy criterion.

Result: A denotes the same as B.