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homonym

/ˈhɒmənɪm/ UK
/ˈhɑmənɪm/ US

Rhymes with -ɒmənɪm

Where it comes from

From Latin homōnymum, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμον (homṓnumon), nominalized from the neuter of ὁμώνῠμος (homṓnŭmos, “homonymous”). By surface analysis, hom- + -onym.

noun homonyms

broadly A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
broadly A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.

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noun word with the same sound or spelling

Español	homónimo
한국어	동음이의어 dong'eumiuieo
日本語	同音異義語 dōon igigo, 同音語 dōongo
Português	homónimo, homônimo
Français	homonyme
Deutsch	Homonym, Homonymum
Ελληνικά	ομώνυμο omónymo, ομώνυμος omónymos
Română	omonim
Русский	омо́ним omónim
עברית	הוֹמוֹנִים

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"homonym." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homonym. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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homonym. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homonym

Chicago

"homonym." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homonym.

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@misc{homonym_2026,
  title = {homonym},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homonym},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}