Definition of homonym Homonym
/hɔˈmʌnɪm/ - [homunim] - hom•o•nym
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What does homonym mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: homonyms |
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| homonym - two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings | ||
| word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | ||
| homograph two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair) | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
- homonym (Noun)
A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning. - homonym (Noun)
A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- homonym (n.)
A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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homonym
A word that sounds and/or is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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homonym
hom′o-nim, n. a word having the same sound as another, but a different meaning.—adj. Homon′ymous, having the same name: having different significations: ambiguous: equivocal.—adv. Homon′ymously.—n. Homon′ymy, sameness of name, with difference of meaning: ambiguity: equivocation. [Fr. homonyme—Gr. homōnymos—homos, the same, onoma, name.]
Wikipedia 
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A homonym is a word that sounds the same but has more than one meaning and is spelt differently. For example, right means moral, the opposite of left, and a personal freedom.
There are two kinds of homonyms: homophones (they sound the same) and homographs (they look the same).
Part of speech
🔤- homonym, noun, singular of homonyms.
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