homonym
/ˈhɑmənɪm/
UK: /ˈhɒmənɪm/
homonym
English
Noun
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Definition
A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both).
Etymology
From Latin homōnymum, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμον (homṓnumon), nominalized from the neuter of ὁμώνῠμος (homṓnŭmos, “homonymous”). By surface analysis, hom- + -onym.
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