1) Homonym 2) Word play
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A homograph (from the ὁμός, homós, `same` and γράφω, gráphō, `write`) is a word that shares the same written form as another word but has a different meaning. When spoken, the meanings may be distinguished by different pronunciations, in which case the words are also heteronyms. Words with the same writing and pronunciation (i.e. ...
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words spelled the same but of different meaning
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• (n.) One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market, and fair, a., beautiful.
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Hom'o·graph noun [ Greek
'omo`grafos with the same letters;
'omo`s the same +
gra`fein to write.]
(Philol.) One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having different derivations and meanings; as,
fair ,
noun , a mark...
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Two or more words which share the same spelling but are pronounced differently and have different meanings e.g. 'tear' and 'tear'.
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n] - two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
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homograph A word that is spelled in the same way as one or more other words but is different in meaning, e.g., the verb project; as in, “I project that next year we will do better.” and the noun project; as in, “I will complete the project next week.” Other homographs include: fair, market and fair, beautiful; lead, to conduct, ...
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one of two or more words that have the same spelling, but different meanings. e.g. The term bank could refer to a financial institution or the side of a river.
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words which have the same spelling as another, but different meaning: the calf was eating/my calf was aching; the North Pole/totem pole/he is a Pole. Pronunciation may be different: a lead pencil/the dog's lead; furniture polish/Polish people. A homonym.
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noun two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
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Word that is spelled like another word but has a different meaning or origin. For example:
rush, meaning to move quickly, from Old French
ruser, to put to flight, and
rush, meaning a slender marsh plant, from Old English
risce. Homographs do not need to have the same pr...
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a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different part of speech, and is therefore explained in a separate entry
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a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear “to carry; support” and bear “animal” or lead “to conduct” and lead “metal.”
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Any two (or more) words which are written the same, though the pronunciation may be different, e.g. lead, a verb, and lead, a noun.
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