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Word: homonym
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Meaning:
Noun:
- loosely A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning, technically called a homophone (same sound) or a homograph (same spelling).
- strict sense A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning.
- taxonomy A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.
Source: Wiktionary
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