homonymic
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Variant of homonym
homonym
definition
homo·nym (häm′ə nim′)
noun
- a word with the same pronunciation as another but with a different meaning, origin, and, usually, spelling (Ex.: bore and boar); homophone
- loosely a homograph
- either of two people with the same name; namesake
- Biol. a name for a genus, species, etc. unsuitable because already used for another taxonomic classification
Etymology: Fr homonyme < L homonymus < Gr homōnymos, having the same name < homos, same + onyma, name
Related Forms:
- homonymic hom′o·nym′ic adjective
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