heteronymous

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heteronymous

Rhymes with -ɒnɪməs

adjective more heteronymous · most heteronymous

Of, or relating to a heteronym.
Being different words, but having a common relationship, as in the case of brother and sister, which denote siblings.
Heteronymous hemianopsia (blindness in the left side of one eye and the right side of the other eye)

Opposite: homonymous

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Opposite: homonymous

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@misc{heteronymous_2026,
  title = {heteronymous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heteronymous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}