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heteronym - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'heteronym' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Heteronym [ n.]
- That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; -- opposed to homonym.

Meaning of 'heteronym' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . heteronym [ n]
Meaning (1):
- two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
Example in sentence:
  • the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym

Nearby Words:

het hetairism hetarism hetchel hete heteracanth heterarchy heterauxesis hetercephalous hetero-

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