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homonym

noun

  1. one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings
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Pronunciation: /ˈhɒmənɪm/ / /ˈhɑmənɪm/

noun

Etymology: From Latin homōnymum, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμον (homṓnumon), nominalized from the neuter of ὁμώνῠμος (homṓnŭmos, “homonymous”). By surface analysis, hom- + -onym.

  1. A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both).
  2. A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both).