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Homonymy vs Homonomy - What's the difference?

homonymy | homonomy |

As nouns the difference between homonymy and homonomy

is that homonymy is (semantics) the property of being a homonym while homonomy is (biology) the homology of parts arranged on transverse axes.

homonymy

English

(Homonym)

Noun

(homonymies)
  • (semantics) The property of being a homonym.

    • See also

    * polysemy

    homonomy

    English

    Noun

  • (biology) The homology of parts arranged on transverse axes.
    • (Webster 1913)