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Hyponym vs Heteronym - What's the difference?

hyponym | heteronym |

As nouns the difference between hyponym and heteronym

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

hyponym

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase.

    • Antonyms

    * hypernym

    Related terms

    * hyponymic * hyponymous * hyponymy

    See also

    * (wikipedia) * troponym, the corresponding idea, as applied to verbs. ----

    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