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homonym

/ˈhɒmənɪm/noun

उच्चारण हॉमनिम

समरूप शब्द (एक जैसी spelling और उच्चारण, अलग अर्थ)

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    a word that is spelt and pronounced like another word but has a different meaning

    समरूप शब्द (एक जैसी spelling और उच्चारण, अलग अर्थ)

    • 'Bank' (of a river) and 'bank' (for money) are homonyms.
    • The word 'bat' is a homonym, as it means both an animal and a cricket tool.
    • The word 'light' is a homonym, since it can mean not heavy or not dark.
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    • Radhika listed three homonyms for her English test.
    • A good dictionary shows each homonym as a separate entry.
⌂Word origin and word building

Homo- means same.

Homo- का अर्थ समान है।

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One-word substitution

One-word substitution and grammar: homonyms share spelling and sound (bat, bat); homophones share only sound (sea, see); homographs share only spelling (lead the metal, lead the verb).

One-word substitution और grammar में: homonyms की spelling और उच्चारण एक जैसे होते हैं (bat, bat); homophones का केवल उच्चारण एक जैसा (sea, see); homographs की केवल spelling एक जैसी (lead धातु, lead क्रिया)।