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Noun: homonymy  hu'mó-nu-mee
  1. The relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning

Derived forms: homonymies

Type of: linguistic relation

Encyclopedia: Homonymy

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homologue
homology
homolosine projection
homomorphism
homomorphy
Homona
Homona coffearia
homonym
homonymic
homonymous
homonymy
homoousian
homophile
homophobe
homophobia
homophobic
homophone
homophonic
homophonous
homophony
Homoptera