单词 | heteronym |
释义 | heteronym[ het-er-uh-nim ] / ˈhɛt ər ə nɪm / nouna word spelled the same as another but having a different sound and meaning, as lead (to conduct) and lead (a metal). Origin of heteronymFrom the Late Greek word heterṓnymos, dating back to 1880–85. See hetero-, -onym Words nearby heteronymheteromorphosis, heteromorphous, heteronomous, heteronomy, heteronormative, heteronym, heteronymous, heteronymous diplopia, heteronymous hemianopsia, Heteroousian, heteropathy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for heteronymheteronym / (ˈhɛtərəʊˌnɪm) / nounone of two or more words pronounced differently but spelt alikethe two English words spelt ``bow'' are heteronyms Compare homograph Derived forms of heteronymheteronymous (ˌhɛtəˈrɒnɪməs), adjectiveheteronymously, adverbWord Origin for heteronymC17: from Late Greek heteronumos, from Greek hetero- + onoma name Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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