homonymy meaning

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homonymy (noun): the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning.

Definition of homonymy

  1. the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning

    Type of: linguistic relation

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in MY · 8-letter words

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