Homonymous
[huh-mon-uh-muh s, hoh-] /həˈmɒn ə məs, hoʊ-/
adjective
1.
of the nature of homonyms; having the same name.
adj.
1620s, from Latin homonymus, from Greek homonymos “having the same name” (see homonym). Homonymy “quality of being homonymous” is from 1590s.
homonymous ho·mon·y·mous (hō-mŏn’ə-məs, hə-)
adj.
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- Homonyms
[hom-uh-nim] /ˈhɒm ə nɪm/ noun 1. Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air; a (def 1). 2. a word that is both a homophone and a homograph, that is, exactly the same as another in sound and spelling but […]
- Homonymy
[huh-mon-uh-mee, hoh-] /həˈmɒn ə mi, hoʊ-/ noun 1. homonymous state.