Homonym and Heteronym

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Homonym noun - Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings.

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Heteronym and homonym are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Heteronym" with "Homonym", this nouns are similar.

Heteronym noun - Two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation.

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Homonym and heteronym are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Homonym" with "Heteronym", this nouns are similar.

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