HOMONYMIES

Noun

homonymies

plural of homonymy

Source: Wiktionary


HOMONYMY

Ho*mon"y*my, n. Etym: [Gr. homonymie.]

1. Sameness of name or designation; identity in relations. Holland. Homonymy may be as well in place as in persons. Fuller.

2. Sameness of name or designation of things or persons which are different; ambiguity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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