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Meaning of "homonym" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOMONYM

From Latin homōnymum, from Greek homōnumon, from homōnumos of the same name.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMONYM

homonym  [ˈhɒmənɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMONYM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homonym is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOMONYM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Homonym

In linguistics, a homonym is, in the strict sense, one of a group of words that share the same spelling and pronunciation but may have different meanings. Thus homonyms are simultaneously homographs and homophones. The state of being a homonym is called homonymy. Examples of homonyms are the pair stalk and stalk and the pair left and left. A distinction is sometimes made between "true" homonyms, which are unrelated in origin, such as skate and skate, and polysemous homonyms, or polysemes, which have a shared origin, such as mouth and mouth. In non-technical contexts, the term "homonym" may be used to refer to words that are either homographs or homophones. In this looser sense, the word row and row and row are considered homonyms, as are the words read and reed.

Definition of homonym in the English dictionary

The definition of homonym in the dictionary is a person with the same name as another. Other definition of homonym is a name for a species or genus that should be unique but has been used for two or more different organisms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMONYM


acronym
ˈækrənɪm
allonym
ˈælənɪm
anonym
ˈænənɪm
antonym
ˈæntənɪm
cryptonym
ˈkrɪptənɪm
metonym
ˈmɛtənɪm
paronym
ˈpærənɪm
polyonym
ˈpɒlɪənɪm
retronym
ˈretrənɪm
synonym
ˈsɪnənɪm
tautonym
ˈtɔːtənɪm
toponym
ˈtɒpənɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMONYM

homolysis
homolytic
homolytic fission
homomorph
homomorphic
homomorphism
homomorphosis
homomorphous
homomorphy
homonuclear
homonymic
homonymity
homonymous
homonymously
homonymy
Homoousian
Homoousianism
homophile
homophobe
homophobia

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMONYM

autonym
caconym
cohyponym
eponym
ethnonym
exonym
heteronym
hyponym
meronym
mononym
pseudonym
textonym

Synonyms and antonyms of homonym in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «homonym» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMONYM

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The translations of homonym from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homonym» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谐音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homónimo
570 millions of speakers

English

homonym
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हमनाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجانسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

омонимом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homônimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নানার্থ শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homonyme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Homonim
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Homonym
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同音異義語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동음 이의어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homonim
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chư đồng âm dị nghia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பல்பொருள் ஒரு சொல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होमनॉमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sesteş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omonimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

homonim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

омонімом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

omonim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομώνυμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homoniem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

homonymen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

homonym
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homonym

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMONYM»

The term «homonym» is regularly used and occupies the 68.737 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMONYM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «homonym» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «homonym» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homonym

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMONYM»

Discover the use of homonym in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homonym and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eight Ate: A Feast of Homonym Riddles
This collection of original riddles is unlike any other because the main words in each answer sound exactly alike, but have different meanings.
Marvin Terban, 2007
2
Write English Right: An ESL Homonym Workbook
Provides those learning English as a second language with exercises, drills, and worksheets dealing with homonyms
Lawrence Klepinger, 1993
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If You Were a Homonym Or a Homophone
Learn what a homonym or homophone is in a fun and easy way.
Nancy Loewen, 2007
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Dictionary of Homonyms
INTRODUCTION Since this book is entitled A Dictionary of Homonyms, it is perhaps reasonable to assume, as you've just bought it or borrowed it, that you already know what the word 'homonym' actually means. If you do, then you are among ...
David Rothwell, 2007
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Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications
Senior homonym. The available name on the basis of priority. Junior homonym. The preoccupied name (not in use) on the basis of priority or by ruling of the bodies governing nomenclature. Primary homonym. In the species group ( species, ...
Randall T. Schuh, 2000
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Studies in Medieval Jewish Poetry: A Messager Upon the Garden
was composed in Spain by Judah ibn Bal'am, which he named The Book of Homonyms (Kitāb al-tajnīs).6 The use of homonyms in poetry brought about a new literary genre in Spain, the genre of homonym poems that are arranged in a  ...
Alessandro Guetta, Masha Itzhaki, 2009
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Curculionoidea II
[Magnano] Extinct species Otiorhynchus morio morio (Fabricius, 1781) is mentioned as extinct in GB by Morris (2003). Homonymy Curculio conspersus Herbst, 1795: 364 is a junior primary homonym of Curculio conspersus Olivier, 1791 (now ...
Ivan Löbl, Ales Smetana, 2013
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Object-Oriented Information Systems: 8th International ...
Therefore we only classify all conflicts into the synonym conflict and the homonym conflict by comparing and analyzing the structure of the target elements. The synonym and homonym conflicts are defined as follows. Definition 1. Synonym ...
Zohra Bellahsene, Dilip Patel, Colette Rolland, 2002
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Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics
References => homonymy. semantics homonym clash => homonym conflict homonym conflict (also homonym clash) Homonym conflict arises from the phonetic similarity, or homophony. of two or more homonyms and is frequently associated ...
Hadumod Bussmann, Kerstin Kazzazi, Gregory Trauth, 2006
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Homonymy in world species-group names of Criocerinae ...
60, Bradylema mitis, now Lema. A senior secondary homonym (see nigrimembris Pic) and a synonym of L. mitis (Clark) (see Monr6s, 1960, p. 204). NIGRIMEMBRIS Pic, 1946, p. 12, Lema. A junior secondary homonym of nigrimembris Heinze ...
Richard E. White, United States. Science and Education Administration, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMONYM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homonym is used in the context of the following news items.
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Netspeak 101: Repurposed Characters
Háo (壕) has the original meaning of ditch, but its homonym pronunciation made it a favorite for people looking to dress up the term tǔháo (土豪) ... «Beijing Today, Jul 15»
2
Volodymyr Ishchenko: Ukraine's Maidan mythologies
... foreign-policy agitator: Wilson is now a senior fellow of the European Council on Foreign Relations, a lavishly funded think-tank modelled on its US homonym, ... «Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Jul 15»
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Taiwan's 'Wall-Hugging' Presidential Candidate Takes New York
The words in Mandarin are a homonym for “to win the election” in Minnan dialect. The candidate arrived. From where I stood at the back of the ... «ChinaFile, Jul 15»
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Paul McCartney: Yesterday and Today
... currently collaborating with him in the soundtrack of an animated movie called "High in The clouds," based on a homonym book for children he wrote in 2005. «Prensa Latina, Jul 15»
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'Dr Ivo' Will Give Murray's Reflexes a Severe Test
The homonym has stuck because there is something slightly unnerving about Karlovic, a 6ft 10in Croat with a deadpan sense of humour. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Terrific Summer Reading List To Teach Kids & Teens About …
She's thrilled that her own name is a homonym, and she purposely gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, ... «The Jewish Week, Jul 15»
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I'll second that
The coincidence, I believe, is more than homonym serendipity. I have been in awe of this role—reporting on the groundbreaking research ... «News@Northeastern, Jul 15»
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Is That a Homonym? Or What?
What are words with identical spellings but different meanings and pronunciations called? I'm referring to words like wound, the past tense of ... «Parade, Jun 15»
9
The 44-Hour Workweek
True, some—perhaps plenty—of that time will be spent wiping up juice, helping with homonym homework and schlepping the kids to lacrosse. «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
10
Runyon's Way
(The movie was also released under the title The Girl in Pawn, a homonym whose X-rated possibilities are unthought-of in the days when the ... «Commonweal, Jun 15»

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