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homonym

Word that sounds the same and possibly the same spelling as another but has different meanings. For example: lead (noun) is a metal, and lead (verb) is the action of directing.



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I knew I couldn't follow through on my threat to take the field and read from my collected works in a fake English accent as a homonymic nod to Andy Kaufman.
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One of such forces inhibiting full devoicing could be the danger of homonymic clash with words possessing original voiceless stops.
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