homonym (ˈhɒmənɪm) ![]() | |
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| 1. | homograph Compare homophone one of a group of words pronounced or spelt in the same way but having different meanings |
| 2. | a person with the same name as another |
| 3. | biology a name for a species or genus that should be unique but has been used for two or more different organisms |
| [C17: from Latin homōnymum, from Greek homōnumon, from homōnumos of the same name; see | |
| homo'nymic | |
| —adj | |
| ho'monymous | |
| —adj | |
| homo'nymity | |
| —n | |
| ho'monymy | |
| —n | |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
homonymous ho·mon·y·mous (hō-mŏn'ə-məs, hə-)
adj.
Having the same name.
Relating to the same sides of a field of vision.