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homonymy

/həˈmɒn.ɪ.mi/

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noun

/həˈmɒn.ɪ.mi/C2formaltechnical
  • ruЛингвистический термин, обозначающий отношение между словами, которые имеют одинаковое написание или произношение, но разные значения.

A linguistic term referring to the relationship between words that share the same spelling or pronunciation but have different meanings.

uncountable

  1. Linguistic relationC1formal

    The relationship between words that share the same spelling or pronunciation but have different meanings.

    ruЛингвистическое отношение

    • Homonymy is a key concept in lexical semantics.
    • The words 'bank' (financial institution) and 'bank' (river side) demonstrate homonymy.
    • Linguists study homonymy to understand ambiguity in language.
Forms
  • homonymies plural form
  • homonymies' possessive plural form
  • homonymy's possessive singular form