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1. homonym
noun. ['ˈhɔmənɪm'] two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings.
Synonyms
- homograph
- homophone
Antonyms
- antonym
- categorem
- synonym
Etymology
- -onym (English)
- ὄνυμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- homo- (English)
- homosexual (English)
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Words that Rhyme with Homonym
- acronym
- ganem
- ganim
Example sentences of the word homonym
1. Noun, singular or mass
The examiner can read a word in the context of a sentence if it is a homonym.
Quotes containing the word homonym
1. The AP Stylebook is Useless {Couplet} I can't abbreviate abbreviation nor know how to initialize an acronym,I can find the contraction for contraction nor the précis for a homonym.
- Beryl Dov