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Heteronym vs Homonyms - What's the difference?

heteronym | homonyms |

As nouns the difference between heteronym and homonyms

is that heteronym is (linguistics) a word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning while homonyms is .

heteronym

English

(wikipedia heteronym)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
    • ''Agape, "astonished" or "wide open," is a heteronym of agape, "Christian love."
  • (literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.

    • Synonyms

    * (linguistics) heterophone, homograph

    See also

    (en) * English abstract nouns

    homonyms

    English

    Noun

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