heteronym

het·er·o·nym

[het-er-uh-nim]
noun
a word spelled the same as another but having a different sound and meaning, as lead (to conduct) and lead (a metal).

Origin:
1880–85; < Late Greek heterṓnymos. See hetero-, -onym

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heteronym (ˈhɛtərəʊˌnɪm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Compare homograph one of two or more words pronounced differently but spelt alike: the two English words spelt ``bow'' are heteronyms
 
[C17: from Late Greek heteronumos, from Greek hetero- + onoma name]
 
heteronymous
 
adj
 
heter'onymously
 
adv

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Heteronym is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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