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Adjective: homographic  ,hó-mu'gra-fik
  1. Employing a single and separate character to represent each sound in a writing system
    "A truly homographic alphabet would have a unique symbol for each phoneme"
     
  2. Having the same spelling but different meanings and often different pronunciations
    "'Lead' (to guide) and 'lead' (the metal) are homographic words"

Encyclopedia: Homographic