Definition of Homonym. Meaning of Homonym. Synonyms of Homonym

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Definition of Homonym

Homonym
Homonym 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.]

Meaning of Homonym from wikipedia

- In linguistics, homonyms are words which are either; homographs—words that mean different things, but have the same spelling (regardless of pronunciation)...
- In biology, a homonym is a name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another such name, that belongs to a different taxon. The rule in the International...
- beetles Edusa Gistel, 1848, illegitimate homonym for a genus of tunicates Edusa Albers, 1860, illegitimate homonym and synonym of Mesomphix, a genus of gastropods...
- Erin Kelly may refer to: Erin Kelly (actress) (born 1981), American actress Erin Kelly (author) (born 1976), British journalist Erin Entrada Kelly, Filipino-American...
- like the Bauhaus diary, and is a play on the English homonym 'deform' and on the French homonym 'difforme' (deformed). Die Form is the primary project...
- 2018. Known for his creative lyrical ability—which often uses punchlines, homonyms, word play—and braggadocio, Carter's music often deals with the subjects...
- senses) in the same entry (that is, under the same headword) and enter homonyms as separate headwords (usually with a numbering convention such as ¹bear...
- The junior homonym Coenobita Gistl, 1848 is now the moth genus Ectropis. The genus Coenobita contains 17 species of terrestrial hermit crabs. Several...
- inval.; a rejected name is a nomen rejiciendum or nom. rej.; a later homonym of a validly published name is a nomen illegitimum or nom. illeg.; for...
- A homonym is, in the strict sense, one of a group of words that share the same spelling and pronunciation but have different meanings. Thus homonyms are...