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Heteronym

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Noun

1. heteronym

two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation

Example Sentences:
'the word bow' is an example of a heteronym'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Heteronym

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noun
one of two or more words pronounced differently but spelt alike
the two English words spelt 'bow' are heteronyms
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Heteronym

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noun
a word with the same spelling as another or others, but with different meaning and pronunciation (Ex.: tear, a drop of water from the eye, and tear, to rip)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Heteronym

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n.
One of two or more words that have identical spellings but different meanings and pronunciations, such as row (a series of objects arranged in a line), pronounced (rō), and row (a fight), pronounced (rou).

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