Definition of homonym. Meaning of homonym. Synonyms of homonym

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- In linguistics, homonyms are words which are either homographs—words that have the same spelling (regardless of pronunciation)—or homophones—words that...
- In biology, a homonym is a name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another such name, that belongs to a different taxon. The rule in the International...
- beetles Edusa Gistel, 1848, illegitimate homonym for a genus of tunicates Edusa Albers, 1860, illegitimate homonym and synonym of Mesomphix, a genus of gastropods...
- Erin Kelly may refer to: Erin Kelly (actress) (born 1981), American actress Erin Kelly (author) (born 1976), British journalist Erin Entrada Kelly, Filipino-American...
- inval.; a rejected name is a nomen rejiciendum or nom. rej.; a later homonym of a validly published name is a nomen illegitimum or nom. illeg.; for...
- to only one species. If a name is used more than once, it is called a homonym. Stability. Although stability is far from absolute, the procedures ****ociated...
- like the Bauhaus diary, and is a play on the English homonym 'deform' and on the French homonym 'difforme' (deformed). Die Form is the primary project...
- Echidna Cuvier, 1797, a junior homonym referring to the mammals commonly known as echidnas Echidna Merrem, 1820, junior homonym for a genus of African snakes...
- (/həˈmɒfənəs/). Homophones that are spelled the same are both homographs and homonyms. For example, the word read, in "He is well read" and in "Yesterday, I...
- An alpha privative or, rarely, privative a (from Latin alpha prīvātīvum, from Ancient Gr**** α στερητικόν) is the prefix a- or an- (before vowels) that...