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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 [ˈhɒməˌgræf -ˌgrɑːf]
n
(Linguistics) one of a group of words spelt in the same way but having different meanings Compare heteronym
homographic  adj
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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
Translations
homograph [ˈhɒməʊgrɑːf] N → homógrafo m
homograph
n → Homograf nt
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