Definition of Homonym. Meaning of Homonym. Synonyms of Homonym

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Definition of Homonym

Homonym
Homonym Hom"o*nym, n. [Cf. F. homonyme. See Homonymous.] A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear. [Written also homonyme.]

Meaning of Homonym from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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...
- beetles Edusa Gistel, 1848, illegitimate homonym for a genus of tunicates Edusa Albers, 1860, illegitimate homonym and synonym of Mesomphix, a genus of gastropods...
- and the ****anese are superstitious about the number four because it is a homonym for "death" in their languages. The symbolic meanings of the number four...
- Taklamakania is a genus of asaphid trilobites of the family Raphiophoridae that lived during the late Caradoc of Inner Mongolia, China. Like all raphiophorids...
- 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...
- A homonym is, in the strict sense, one of a group of words that share the same spelling and pronunciation but have different meanings. Thus homonyms are...