- het|er|o|nym
- het|er|o|nym «HEHT uhr uh nihm», noun.a word spelled the same as another but having a different sound and meaning. Example: lead, to conduct, and lead, a metal.╂[probably back formation < heteronymous]
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nym — ac·ro·nym; ac·ro·nym·ic; al·lo·nym; an·a·nym; an·o·nym; an·o·nym·i·ty; an·to·nym; ba·so·nym; cal·li·o·nym·i·dae; cryp·to·nym; ep·o·nym; eu·o·nym; hi·er·o·nym·ic; homo·nym; homo·nym·ic; hy·po·nym; mat·ro·nym·ic; meta·nym; met·o·nym; met·o·nym·ic;… … English syllables
het — che·che·het; het·er·aki·dae; het·er·a·kis; het·er·an·drous; het·er·an·gi·um; het·er·an·the·ra; het·er·atomic; het·er·auxesis; het·er·axial; het·er·ism; het·er·i·za·tion; het·ero·agglutinin; het·ero·autotroph; het·ero·autotrophic; het·ero·auxin;… … English syllables
heteronym — het•er•o•nym [[t]ˈhɛt ər ə nɪm[/t]] n. ling. a word spelled the same as another but having a different sound and meaning, as lead (to conduct) and lead (a metal) • Etymology: 1880–85; < LGk heterṓnymos. See hetero , onym het er•on′y•mous əˈrɒn … From formal English to slang
Heteronym — Het er*o*nym, n. That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; opposed to homonym. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heteronym — het·ero·nym … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
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