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Word: Homonym
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: via Latin from Greek homōnumon, neuter of homōnumos ‘having the same name’, from homos ‘same’ + onoma ‘name’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɒmənɪm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins
Short Definition:each of two or more words having same spelling or pronunciation
Examples:- students often struggle with homonyms
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