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Old 04-04-2009, 04:06 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by cerement View Post
hmmm ...
"heteronyms" have same spelling, different pronunciation, different meaning
"homonyms" have different spelling, same pronunciation, different meaning
what is: same spelling, same pronunciation, different meaning?
That's a homonym, actually. At least, according to Wikipedia:

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In linguistics, a homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings, usually as a result of the two words having different origins.
(Emphasis mine.)

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