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homonym â(plural homonyms). ( 1 semantics, strict sense) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning. ( 2 loosely) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning, technically called a homophone (same sound) or a homograph (same spelling).
A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning, and may differ in spelling.The words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of rise), or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or to, two, and too.he term homophone may also apply to units longer or shorter than words, such as phrases, letters or groups of letters that are pronounced the same as another phrase, letter or group of letters. A word or unit with this property is said to be homophonous.