HOMONYM


Meaning of HOMONYM in English

n. 1 a word of the same spelling or sound as another but of different meaning; a homograph or homophone. 2 a namesake. homonymic adj. homonymous adj.

[ L homonymum f. Gk homonumon (neut. adj.) (as HOMO-, onoma name) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.