HOMONYMOUS

homonymic, homonymous

(adjective) of or related to or being homonyms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

homonymous (not comparable)

having the same name as another (i.e, like a namesake)

of or pertaining to a homonym

Source: Wiktionary


Ho*mon"y*mous, a. Etym: [L. homonymus, Gr. name.]

1. Having the same name or designation; standing in the same relation; -- opposed to heteronymous.

2. Having the same name or designation, but different meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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