HETERONYMOUS

Etymology

Adjective

heteronymous (comparative more heteronymous, superlative most heteronymous)

Of, or relating to a heteronym.

Being different words, but having a common relationship, as in the case of brother and sister, which denote siblings.

Source: Wiktionary


Het`er*on"y*mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. "o`nyma, for "o`noma a name.]

Definition: Having different names or designations; standing in opposite relations. J. Le Conte.

– Het"er*on"y*mous*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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