Meaning of HOMONYM
| Pronunciation: | | 'hâmunim
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| | Definition: | | [n] two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings |
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| | See Also: | | homograph, homophone, word | |
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| | Definition: | | \Hom"o*nym\, n. [Cf. F. homonyme. See {Homonymous}.]
A word having the same sound as another, but differing from
it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear. [Written
also {homonyme}.]
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| | Related Terms: | | actual thing, antonym, articulation, carbon copy, copy, dead ringer, ditto, Doppelganger, double, duplicate, equivalent, exact counterpart, expression, facsimile, free form, homograph, homophone, idem, identical same, lexeme, linguistic form, locution, logos, metonym, minimum free form, monosyllable, no other, none other, polysyllable, replica, selfsame, spit and image, spitting image, syllable, synonym, term, the same, the same difference, twin, usage, utterance, verbalism, verbum, very image, very same, vocable, word |
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