homonymy
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Homonymy — Ho*mon y*my, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. homonymie.] 1. Sameness of name or designation; identity in relations. Holland. [1913 Webster] Homonymy may be as well in place as in persons. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. Sameness of name or designation of things or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homonymy — Law of Homonymy, Principle of Homonymy any name that is a junior homonym of an available name must be rejected and replaced. The principle that the name of each taxon must be unique … Dictionary of ichthyology
homonymy — homonym ► NOUN ▪ each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins. DERIVATIVES homonymic adjective homonymous adjective homonymy noun. ORIGIN Greek hom numos having the same name , from homos… … English terms dictionary
homonymy — noun Date: 1597 the quality or state of being homonymous … New Collegiate Dictionary
homonymy — /heuh mon euh mee, hoh /, n. homonymous state. [1545 55; < LL homonymia < Gk homonymía, equiv. to homónym(os) HOMONYMOUS + ia Y3] * * * … Universalium
homonymy — homonyms … Philosophy dictionary
homonymy — n. quality or condition of being homonymous; identicalness of name or designation of things or persons that are different … English contemporary dictionary
homonymy — ho·mon·y·my … English syllables
homonymy — /həˈmɒnəmi/ (say huh monuhmee) noun homonymous state. {Late Latin homōnymia} …
homonymy — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑linguistic relation … Useful english dictionary
