| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. 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.[Wordnet]
2. Sameness of name or designation; identity in relations.[Websters] 3. Sameness of name or designation of things or persons which are different; ambiguity.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "HOMONYMY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HOMONYMY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] Ambiguity; equivocation.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Language | The quality of two or more terms having the same graphic or phonic form but different meanings. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
