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homonymy

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ho⋅mon⋅y⋅my

  [huh-mon-uh-mee, hoh-]
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–noun
homonymous state.
Origin:
1545–55; < LL homōnymia < Gk homōnymía, equiv. to homnym(os) homonymous + -ia -y 3
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ho·mon·y·my   (hō-mŏn'ə-mē, hə-)   
n.   pl. ho·mon·y·mies
The quality or condition of being homonymous.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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