homonym

From homo- +‎ -onym.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒm.əˌnɪm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑm.əˌnɪm/

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homonym (plural homonyms)

1. (semantics, strict sense) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
2. (loosely) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word, technically called a homophone (same sound) or a homograph (same spelling).
3. (taxonomy) A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.

• Homonyms (in the looser sense) are divided into the two overlapping subcategories homographs and homophones. Examples:
  • die and dye (homophones but not homographs)
  • the parasitic flatworm called a fluke and fluke, part of the tail of a whale (both homophones and homographs and therefore true homonyms in the strict sense)
  • the metal lead and the present tense of the verb lead (homographs but not homophones)

• homonymic
• homonymous

homonym (neuter homonymt, plural and definite singular attributive homonyme)

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