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Meaning of HETERONYM

Pronunciation:  'heturu`nim

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation (e.g. `bow')
 

HETERONYM is a 9 letter word that starts with H.

 

 See Also: word

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Het"er*o*nym\, n.
That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name
or designation from some other thing; -- opposed to homonym.

 

 

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