homonym
noun
a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air; a homophone.
homonymity
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a word derived from
homonym.
Example Sentences
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By the same token, it’s nice, these days, to give a kid a compact middle name—short, two syllables at most—so that, using his full name, he may succinctly defend himself against homonymity.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2014
Did he attribute this homonymity to information or coincidence or intuition?
From Ulysses by James Joyce
