HOMONYMS

Noun

homonyms

plural of homonym

Source: Wiktionary


HOMONYM

Hom"o*nym, n. Etym: [Cf. F. homonyme. See Homonymous.]

Definition: A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear. [Written also homonyme.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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