ˈhäməˌnim, ˈhōm- noun
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Etymology: Latin homonymum the same word used to denote different things, from Greek homōnymon, from neuter of homōnymos having the same name
1.
a. : homophone
b. : homograph
c. : one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning (as pool of water and pool the game)
2. : namesake
3. : a taxonomic designation rejected because the identical term has been used to designate another group of the same rank — compare synonym