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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hom•o•nym /ˈhɑmənɪm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Linguisticshomophone (def. 1).
- Linguisticsa word that is the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning, such as bear "to carry '' and bear "large, brown or black furry animal.''
See -homo-, -onym-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hom•o•nym (hom′ə nim),USA pronunciation n. - Linguisticshomophone (def. 1).
- Linguisticsa word the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning, as chase "to pursue'' and chase "to ornament metal.''
- Linguistics(loosely) homograph.
- a namesake.
- Biologya name given to a species or genus that has been assigned to a different species or genus and that is therefore rejected.
- Greek homó̄nymon, neuter of homó̄nymos homonymous
- Latin homōnymum
- 1635–45
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Homonym, homophone, and homograph designate words that are identical to other words in spelling or pronunciation, or both, while differing from them in meaning and usually in origin. Homophones are words that sound alike, whether or not they are spelled differently. The words pear "fruit,'' pare "cut off,'' and pair "two of a kind'' are homophones that are different in spelling; bear "carry; support'' and bear "animal'' are homophones that are spelled alike. Homographs are words that are spelled identically but may or may not share a pronunciation. Spruce "tree'' and spruce "neat'' are homographs, but so are row (rō) "line'' and row (rou) "fight'' as well as sewer (so̅o̅′ər) "conduit for waste'' and sewer (sō′ər) "person who sews.'' Homonyms are, in the strictest sense, both homophones and homographs, alike in spelling and pronunciation, as the two forms bear. Homonym, however, is used more frequently than homophone, a technical term, when referring to words with the same pronunciation without regard to spelling. Homonym is also used as a synonym of homograph. Thus, it has taken on a broader scope than either of the other two terms and is often the term of choice in a nontechnical context.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: homonym /ˈhɒmənɪm/ n - one of a group of words pronounced or spelt in the same way but having different meanings
Compare homograph, homophone - a name for a species or genus that should be unique but has been used for two or more different organisms
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin homōnymum, from Greek homōnumon, from homōnumos of the same name; see homo-, -onymˌhomoˈnymic, hoˈmonymous adj |