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Homonym

Homonym

Here are three senses of homonym.

  • A word that has the same pronunciation as another. Homonyms differ from each other in:
    • meaning
    • origin
    • usually spelling
  • Loosely, a homograph
  • Either of two people with the same name
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    Source: Neufeldt 1991

    Neufeldt, Virginia (editor). 1991.Webster's new world dictionary of American English. 3rd college edition. New York: Prentice Hall. 013949314X.

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