homographs
- plural of homograph.
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Here are some common homographs and their meanings:
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
For more information about homographs, see Words and Language.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Words alike only in spelling but not in sound, e.g. “bow,” are sometimes called homographs; and words alike only in sound but not in spelling, e.g. “meat,” “meet,” homophones.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
