homonym

Noun
  1. Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings (synset 106303429)
    is a type of: word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    subtypes:
    • homograph - two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
    • homophone - two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

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