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Heteronym vs Homophone - What's the difference?

heteronym | homophone |

As nouns the difference between heteronym and homophone

is that heteronym is (linguistics) a word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning while homophone is a word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or'' meaning ''or origin, for example: carat, caret, carrot, and karathttp://wwwmerriam-webstercom/dictionary/homophonehttp://wwwaskoxfordcom/concise_oed/homophone?view=uk.

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

    homophone

    English

    (wikipedia homophone)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or'' meaning ''or origin, for example: carat, caret, carrot, and karat.http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophonehttp://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/homophone?view=uk
  • A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.

    • Related terms

    * homophonous (adjective)

    Usage notes

    A homophone is a type of homonym in the loose sense of that term (a word which sounds or'' is spelled the same as another). (The strict sense of ''homonym is a word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.) A homograph is a word with the same spelling as another but a completely unrelated meaning. Homographs are not necessarily homophones.

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