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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Het"er*o*nym\, n. That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; -- opposed to homonym.
| Pronunciation: | 'heturu`nim | ||
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| Matching Terms: | heteronymous | ||
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| Definition: | [n] two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation (e.g. `bow') | ||
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| 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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