Added 10 October 2026
heteronymy
noun
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- The condition of being heteronyms; the relationship between two words with different meanings and either the same spelling or the same pronunciation but not both.
- The unrelatedness of words for items that are related by being members of a single category.
- Dissimilarity of people in a single group.
Origin
From hetero- + -onymy.
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