Homonym - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Homonym :  (noun)

1: two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings

Based on WordNet 2.0

Homonym : \Hom"o*nym\, n. [Cf. F. homonyme. See Homonymous.] A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear. [Written also homonyme.]

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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