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homograph

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hom·o·graph  (hm-grf, hm-)
n.
One of two or more words that have the same spelling but differ in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation, such as fair (pleasing in appearance) and fair (market) or wind (wnd) and wind (wnd).
homo·graphic adj.
homograph
Noun
a word spelt the same as another, but having a different meaning, such as bear (to carry) and bear (the animal) [Greek homos same + graphein to write]
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Noun1.homograph - two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
homonym - two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings


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