— homographic /hom'euh graf"ik, hoh'meuh-/ , adj.
/hom"euh graf', -grahf', hoh"meuh-/ , n.
a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 "to carry; support" and bear 2 "animal" or lead 1 "to conduct" and lead 2 "metal."
[ 1800-10; HOMO- + -GRAPH ]
Syn . See homonym .