homonym 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings
Hypernym
word 1
noun
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
homonymic 1
adjective
of or related to or being homonyms
homonymous 1
adjective
of or related to or being homonyms
EnglishHyponym
homograph 1
noun
two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
homophone 1
noun
two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
