About The Word Homonym
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Homonym
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What's The Definition Of Homonym?
[n] two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
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A word having the same sound as another, but differing from
it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear. [Written
also {homonyme}.]
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