HOMOGRAPH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("homograph" is a kind of...):

homonym (two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings)

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