homonym

hom·o·nym  (hm-nm, hm-)

n.

1. One of two or more words that have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning, such as bank (embankment) and bank (place where money is kept).

2.

a. A word used to designate several different things.

b. A namesake.

3. Biology A taxonomic name identical to one previously applied to a different species or genus and therefore unacceptable in its new use.

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[Latin homnymum, from Greek homnumon, from neuter of homnumos, homonymous; see homonymous.]

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homo·nymic adj.

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homonym

Noun

a word pronounced and spelt the same as another, but having a different meaning, such as novel (a book) and novel (new).

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

homonym - two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" homograph - two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair) homophone - two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

Translations

homonym

n homonym [ˈhomənim]

a word having the same sound as another word, but a different meaning The words `there' and `their' are homonyms. homoniem لَفظَة مُتجانِسَة في اللفظ مُخْتَلِفَة في المَعْنى омоним homonymum enslydende ord das Homonym ομώνυμο (γραμμ.) homónimo homonüüm كلمه اي كه تلفظ آن با كلمه ديگر يكسان ولي معني آن متفاوت باشد homonyymi homonyme הוֹמוֹנִים श्रुतिसम, समनाम homonim homonima kata yang bunyinya sama tetapi artinya lain eins-/samhljóða omonimo 同音異義語 동음 이의어 homonimas homonīms homonim homoniem enslydende ord, homonym homonim homónimo omonim омоним homonymum enakozvočnica homonim homonym คำพ้องรูปหรือคำพ้องเสียง sesdeş, eş sesli 同音異義詞 омонім دو ہم آواز لفظ جن کے معنی الگ ہوں từ đồng âm khác nghĩa 同音异义词