What does "homonym" mean?
Homonym: A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear. [Written also homonyme.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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