Homographic


[hom-uh-graf, -grahf, hoh-muh-] /ˈhɒm əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈhoʊ mə-/

noun
1.
a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 “to carry; support” and bear 2 “animal” or lead 1 “to conduct” and lead 2 “metal.”.
/ˈhɒməˌɡræf; -ˌɡrɑːf/
noun
1.
one of a group of words spelt in the same way but having different meanings Compare heteronym
n.

1810, a method of signaling, from homo- (1) “same” + -graph “something written.” Meaning “a word of identical spelling with another, but of different origin and meaning, is from 1873. Related: Homographic; homography.

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