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Noun: homonym  'hó-mu,nim
  1. Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings
    "'Bank' meaning a financial institution and 'bank' meaning the side of a river are homonyms"

Derived forms: homonyms

Type of: word

Encyclopedia: Homonym