Heteronym vs. Homonym
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Difference Between Heteronym and Homonym
Heteronymnoun
(linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
Agape, "astonished" or "wide open," is a heteronym of agape, "Christian love."Homonymnoun
A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
Heteronymnoun
(literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.
Homonymnoun
(loosely) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word, technically called a homophone (same sound) or a homograph (same spelling).
Heteronymnoun
two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation (e.g. `bow')
Homonymnoun
(taxonomy) A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.
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Homonymnoun
two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
