- plural of homonym.
homonyms
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Students in the small, remote community of Estancia, N.M., were enthusiastically engaged in a vocabulary lesson, enunciating words with a “bossy r,” as well as homophones and homonyms, and spelling them on white boards.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2022
They are considered different from homonyms because they may be pronounced differently.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
A young man biked around the court wearing a pig mask and military hat, referencing homonyms for the accused TV host’s name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2020
The homonyms apparently provide for a cheeky play on words for students at the University of Memphis, a state school in the same southern city.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2020
If you now think that you would rather confront a herd of Profoundly Outraged Elephants in a Perilously Oscillating Elevator than hear another word about homonyms, acronyms, or any other kind of nyms—well, think again.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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