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homonym

n.同音异义字,同名异物

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homonym为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

形容词:homonymic

词根

onym=name(名字)

homonym


/'hɒmənɪm; `hɑmə,nɪm/
n word spelt and pronounced like another word but with a different meaning 同形同音异义词(写法和读音相同而意义不同者), 如 see1, see2.

homonym


n[C]technical
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: homonymum, from Greek, from homos ( HOMO-) + onyma 'name']
a word that is spelt the same and sounds the same as another, but is different in meaning or origin. For example, the noun 'bear' and the verb 'bear' are homonyms
homograph, homophone homophone