Associations to the word «Heteronym»
Noun
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Wiktionary
HETERONYM, noun. (linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
HETERONYM, noun. (literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.
Dictionary definition
HETERONYM, noun. Two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation; "the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym".
Wise words
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say
"infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no
word left when you want to talk about something really
infinite.