See Also: Homonym(medicine)
homonym(dictionary)
homonym(dictionary)
junior homonym(medicine)
primary homonym(medicine)
secondary homonym(medicine)
senior homonym(medicine)

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homonym noun. L17.
[Latin homonymum from Greek homonumon neut. of homonumos HOMONYMOUS: see -NYM.]
Each of two or more words having the same written form but of different meaning and origin, a homograph. Also, a homophone. L17.
A person or thing having the same name as another; a namesake. M19.
Biology. A Latin genus name or binomial applied to more than one organism (the earlier use having precedence). L19.
homo'nymic adjective M19.
homo'nymity noun homonymy L20.