Definition of Homonymic in English :
Define Homonymic in English
Homonymic meaning in English
Meaning of Homonymic in English
Pronunciation of Homonymic in English
Homonymic pronunciation in English
Pronounce Homonymic in English
Homonymic
see synonyms of homonymicAdjective
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Homonymic
see synonyms of homonymicnoun
1.
one of a group of words pronounced or spelt in the same way but having different meanings
Compare homograph, homophone2.
a person with the same name as another
3. biology
a name for a species or genus that should be unique but has been used for two or more different organisms
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Homonymic
see synonyms of homonymic noun
1.
a word with the same pronunciation as another but with a different meaning, origin, and, usually, spelling (Ex.: bore and boar); homophone
2. Loosely
a homograph
3.
either of two people with the same name; namesake
4. Biology
a name for a genus, species, etc. unsuitable because already used for another taxonomic classification
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Homonymic
see synonyms of homonymicn.
1. One of two or more words that have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning, such as bank (embankment) and bank (place where money is kept).
2.
a. A word used to designate several different things.
b. A namesake.
3. Biology A taxonomic name identical to one previously applied to a different species or other taxon and therefore unacceptable in its new use.
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.