- homograph
- noun Date: 1873 one of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or derivation or pronunciation (as the bow of a ship, a bow and arrow) • homographic adjective
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Homograph — Hom o*graph, n. [Gr. omo grafos with the same letters; omo s the same + gra fein to write.] (Philol.) One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market, and fair, a.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homograph — (v. gr.), ein von dem Franzosen Burnier erfundenes Instrument zum perspectivischen Zeichnen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
homograph — 1810, a method of signaling, from HOMO (Cf. homo ) (1) + GRAPH (Cf. graph). Meaning a word of identical spelling with another, but of different origin and meaning, is from 1873. Related: Homographic; homography … Etymology dictionary
homograph — homograph, homonym, homophone Homonym is a generic term for a word having the same spelling or sound as another word but a different meaning. Homonyms are either homographs, words written the same way (e.g. bat denoting either an implement or an… … Modern English usage
homograph — ► NOUN ▪ each of two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings and origins. DERIVATIVES homographic adjective … English terms dictionary
homograph — [häm′ə graf΄, hō′məgraf΄] n. [ HOMO + GRAPH] a word with the same spelling as another or others but with a different meaning and origin, and, sometimes, a different pronunciation (Ex.: bow, the front part of a ship; bow, to bend; bow, a… … English World dictionary
Homograph — A homograph is one of a group of words that share the same spelling but have different meanings. When spoken, the meanings are sometimes, but not necessarily, distinguished by different pronunciations. A homograph can be either a homonym or a… … Wikipedia
homograph — UK [ˈhɒməˌɡrɑːf] / US [ˈhɑməˌɡræf] / US [ˈhoʊməˌɡræf] noun [countable] Word forms homograph : singular homograph plural homographs linguistics a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning and sometimes a different… … English dictionary
Homograph — Äquivokation, Homonymie und Polysemie Ein Homograph oder Homogramm ist ein Wort aus einer Gruppe von Wörtern, welche alle die gleiche Schreibweise, aber unterschiedliche Bedeutungen und häufig auch eine unterschiedliche Aussprache haben. Bei… … Deutsch Wikipedia
homograph — See homonym, homograph, homophone … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
homograph — hom|o|graph [ˈhɔməgra:f, ˈhəu US ˈha:məgræf, ˈhou ] n technical [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: homo + Greek graphos written ] a word that is spelled the same as another, but is different in meaning, origin, grammar, or pronunciation. For example, the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
