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Homonymy Definition & Meaning

homonymy
noun
  1. the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning

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What does homonymy mean?
the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning
What part of speech is homonymy?
Homonymy is a noun.

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