homonym
ভিন্নার্থবোধক শব্দ
definition
noun
What exactly are the differences between synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms ?
each of two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings and origins (e.g., pole 1 and pole 2 ) ; a homograph.
translation of 'homonym'
একই ধ্বনিবিশিষ্ট কিন্তু ভিন্নার্থক শব্দ
noun
নানার্থ শব্দ,
ভিন্নার্থবোধক শব্দ
example
In 1895 C.S. Sargent assigned it the name R. michauxii to correct Michaux's use of a 'homonym' and to honor its discoverer.
This is clearly an error as Miller and Gurley's younger name could not have priority over Meek and Worthen's older name, unless it was a replacement name for a 'homonym' .
When my first-grader Clare typed in ‘rows’ for ‘rose,’ the device did not recognize the 'homonym' .
Rhett Miller is king of the 'homonym' and double meaning.
There is one obligatory element of the New Year's feast all over China, and that is a whole fish, because the Chinese phrase ‘have fish’ (you yu) is a 'homonym' of ‘have surplus’, so eating it is supposed to augur well for the new year.
Here, she's playing off the 'homonymic' quality of ‘poll’ and ‘pole.’
Official codes of nomenclature continue to enforce this rule - one name, one species - although rooting out synonyms and 'homonyms' is a constant struggle.
Some ambiguities are merely ‘chance 'homonymies' ’ - as with the Greek word ‘kleis’ which means both ‘bolt’ and ‘collar-bone’.
Personally, I don't mind the more obscure 'homonyms' , but when someone mixes up ‘right’ and ‘write,’ or ‘knight’ and ‘night,’ it makes me really mad.
Actually, what's also more disturbing than misspellings is people mixing up their 'homonyms' .
Obviously, ‘compliment’ and ‘complement’ are 'homonyms' .
What exactly are the differences between synonyms, antonyms, and 'homonyms' ?
The author may choose to use a specific word because it is polysemic or 'homonymic' .
'Homonyms' can present an especially difficult problem because they sound alike, but the different spellings mean different things.
Turning from the CWA to that other Calgary writing group, the CWA… we discover just what a headache 'homonymous' acronyms can be.
I've never been good with homophones or 'homonyms' .
He fractured grammar to create double or triple meanings; he developed enigmas to give his readers the satisfaction of interpreting them; he used a vocabulary of 'homonyms' and antonyms to create multiple possible meanings…
Read aloud again, looking for word problems: missing words, wrong 'homonyms' (their when you mean there), misspellings, grammatical errors, and confusing words.
Much of the chatter derives from the abundance of 'homonyms' in Chinese, where a single sound can carry many meanings.
Still, the basic idea is sound: given that most of our misspellings are now corrected for us by computers, the only thing standing between us and perfect spelling is 'homonyms' .
Each court reporter might use different conventions to represent 'homonyms' or other ambiguous words.
You may have noticed that 'homonymy' and polysemy are very similar.
Medieval French was much less concerned with the problems of 'homonymic' clash than subsequent stages of the language, and readily tolerated a plethora of homonyms which modern French has often officiously tidied up.
Though as Dave Heasman points out far too often, I still mix up 'homonyms' .
Ear (of corn) and ear (the organ) are examples of 'homonymy' , because etymologically the former derives from Old English éar while the latter derives from Old English éare.
The pun lost status in English, despite a wealth of 'homonyms' .
Note that your PC spellchecker may not capture all the spelling glitches such as 'homonymous' words, the most commonly found spelling errors in essays.
So much humor depends upon 'homonyms' and creative mishearing.
Rather, I'm interested in 'homonymy' - in particular, the word quire.
But, beyond that, 'homonymy' seems to have been, even for Plato, no more than a source of ambiguity for wordplay.
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