ə noun
homonymous state.
Origin:
1545–55; < Late Latin homōnymia < Greek homōnymía, equivalent to homṓnym(os) homonymous + -ia -y3
1545–55; < Late Latin homōnymia < Greek homōnymía, equivalent to homṓnym(os) homonymous + -ia -y3
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homonym (ˈhɒmənɪm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 | |
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