hom|o|graph

hom|o|graph
hom|o|graph «HOM uh graf, -grahf; HOH muh-», noun.
a word of the same spelling as another, but a different origin and meaning. Bass (bas) meaning “a kind of fish,” and bass (bās) meaning “a male singing voice,” are homographs. All homonyms (def. 1) are also homographs.
[< Greek homógraphos < homós same + graph writing < gráphein write]

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