(grammar) a word that is spelt like another word (and may be pronounced like it) but which has a different meaning, for example can meaning 'be able' and can meaning 'put sth in a container'
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for homonym is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is homonym a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, homonym is tagged as noun.
Does homonym appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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