heteronym
Meaning
Noun
- A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
- A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.
Related
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Origin
- Coined around 1900, either from hetero- + -onym or from Ancient Greek ἑτερώνυμος, or perhaps both.
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