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het·er·o·nym
 heteronym
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- pronunciation:
- he
t
ro
nIm
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a word that is spelled the same as another but has a different pronunciation and meaning, such as "tear," meaning "to rip," and "tear," meaning the liquid discharge from the eye.
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| derivations: |
heteronymous (adj.), heteronymously (adv.) |
The word heteronym
contains the following parts:
onym
Greek
root
that means name, word
  Example words:
acronym, anonym, anonymous, antonym, eponym, heteronym, homonym, metonymy, patronymic, pseudonym, synonym, synonymous, tautonym, toponym, toponymy
- synonyms:
- onomas, onomat, nom1, nomin, nomen
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