noun🔗ShareHomonym(strict sense) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.""The word 'bank' (as in the financial institution) is a homonym of 'bank' (as in the riverbank)." "Das Wort 'Bank' (wie in Finanzinstitut) ist ein Homonym von 'Bank' (wie in Ufer).languagewordgrammarlinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHomonym, gleichklingendes WortA word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word, technically called a homophone (same sound) or a homograph (same spelling)."The word "tear" can be a homonym; it can mean to cry or to rip something apart. "Das Wort „tear“ kann ein Homonym sein; es kann weinen oder etwas zerreißen bedeuten.languagewordlinguisticsgrammarwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHomonymA name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon."In biology, using the same name for two different types of animals creates a homonym, which must be corrected to avoid confusion. "In der Biologie führt die Verwendung desselben Namens für zwei verschiedene Tierarten zu einem Homonym, das korrigiert werden muss, um Verwirrung zu vermeiden.biologylinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
