HETERONYMOUS


Meaning of HETERONYMOUS in English

— heteronymously , adv.

/het'euh ron"euh meuhs/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a heteronym.

2. having different names, as a pair of correlatives: Father and son are heteronymous relatives.

[ 1725-35; heterónymos having a different name. See HETERONYM, -OUS ]

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