homonym, homograph, homophone
- homonym, homograph, homophone
These words are based on a common element, the Greek term homo, meaning "same." A homonym is a word like another in sound and spelling but different in meaning: "the bow of a boat" and "to make a bow"; "the bark of a dog" and "the bark on a tree." A homograph is a word of the same written form as another but of different origin and meaning and possibly of pronunciation: sole ("only," or part of a shoe); wound ("injury," and the past tense of wind). A homophone is a word pronounced the same as, but differing in meaning from, another, whether spelled the same way or not: key and quay, tear and tier, heir and air.
Dictionary of problem words and expressions.
Harry Shaw.
1975.
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homonym — Synonyms and related words: Doppelganger, actual thing, antonym, articulation, carbon copy, copy, dead ringer, ditto, double, duplicate, equivalent, exact counterpart, expression, facsimile, free form, homograph, homophone, idem, identical same,… … Moby Thesaurus
homograph — homograph, homonym, homophone Homonym is a generic term for a word having the same spelling or sound as another word but a different meaning. Homonyms are either homographs, words written the same way (e.g. bat denoting either an implement or an… … Modern English usage
homophone — homograph, homonym, homophone Homonym is a generic term for a word having the same spelling or sound as another word but a different meaning. Homonyms are either homographs, words written the same way (e.g. bat denoting either an implement or an… … Modern English usage
homonym — homograph, homonym, homophone Homonym is a generic term for a word having the same spelling or sound as another word but a different meaning. Homonyms are either homographs, words written the same way (e.g. bat denoting either an implement or an… … Modern English usage
homonym — [häm′ə nim΄] n. [Fr homonyme < L homonymus < Gr homōnymos, having the same name < homos, SAME + onyma, NAME] 1. a word with the same pronunciation as another but with a different meaning, origin, and, usually, spelling (Ex.: bore and… … English World dictionary
