homograph

[HomĀ·o*graph]

Use the noun homograph to talk about two words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and are pronounced differently like "sow," meaning female pig, and "sow," to plant seeds.

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One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market, and fair, a., beautiful.

Noun
two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)


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.


Homograph

Hom"o*graph , n. [Gr. "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, n., a market, and fair, a., beautiful.

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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