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Homonymy

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homonymitynounThe condition of being a homonym
synonymitynounThe state of being a synonym.
homonymnoun(semantics, strictly) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
homotheticitynounthe property of being homothetic.
hyponymynoun(semantics) The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.
homosemynounThe state or quality (of a word, term, phrase, or clause) of having identical meaning to another.
synonymynoun(semantics) A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.)
homophonynounThe quality of being homophonous.
autohyponymynoun(semantics, linguistics) The quality or state of being an autohyponym; the semantic relation between a sense of a term (word) with another sense of the same term.
parasynonymynounThe property of being a parasynonym.
homophonenoun(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.
hyperonymynounAlternative spelling of hypernymy. [(semantics) The semantic relation between hypernyms; the quality of being hypernymous.]
hypernymynoun(semantics) The semantic relation between hypernyms; the quality of being hypernymous.
synonymnoun(semantics) A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.
holonymynoun(semantics, philosophy) A semantic relation that exists between a term denoting a whole (the holonym) and a term denoting a part that pertains to the whole (the meronym).
heteronymynounThe condition of being heteronyms; the relationship between two words with different meanings and either the same spelling or the same pronunciation but not both.
homographynoun(geometry) An isomorphism between projective spaces that maps straight lines to straight lines.
syn.nounAbbreviation of synonym. [(semantics) A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.]
cohyponymynoun(semantics, linguistics) The semantic relation between cohyponyms (coordinate terms); the quality of being cohyponymous (coordinate).
antonymynoun(semantics) The semantic relation between antonyms; the quality of being antonymous.

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