hom‧o‧nym /ˈhɒmənɪm, ˈhəʊ- $ ˈhɑː-, ˈhoʊ-/ noun [countable] technical
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: homonymum, from Greek, from homos ( ⇒ homo-) + onyma 'name']
a word that is spelled the same and sounds the same as another, but is different in meaning or origin. For example, the noun ‘bear’ and the verb ‘bear’ are homonyms. ⇒ homograph, homophone

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲