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heteronymous

[ het-uh-ron-uh-muh s ]
/ ˌhɛt əˈrɒn ə məs /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a heteronym.
having different names, as a pair of correlatives: Father and son are heteronymous relatives.

Nearby words

  1. heteromorphous,
  2. heteronomous,
  3. heteronomy,
  4. heteronormative,
  5. heteronym,
  6. heteronymous diplopia,
  7. heteronymous hemianopsia,
  8. heteroousian,
  9. heteropathy,
  10. heteropatriarchy

Origin of heteronymous

First recorded in 1725–35, heteronymous is from the Late Greek word heterṓnymos having a different name. See heteronym, -ous
Related formshet·er·on·y·mous·ly, adverb
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