Homonymy

//həˈmɒnəmi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being a homonym. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    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 wordnet

Synonyms

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homonymity

Etymology

From homonym + -y.

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