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the same sound wearing two completely different meanings like a linguistic disguise
means A word that shares its spelling or pronunciation with another but carries an entirely different meaning, like 'bat' the animal and 'bat' the stick.
from From Greek 'homos' (same) and 'onyma' (name) — literally 'same name.' That 'onyma' is the same root hiding inside 'synonym,' 'antonym,' and 'pseudonym,' a busy little Greek word for 'name' that English borrowed again and again. The term arrived in English in the 17th century via Latin 'homonymus,' built straight from the Greek pieces.
- bear vs bear
- the animal and the verb sound identical
- greek roots
- means same name in ancient Greek
- comedy fuel
- most puns are homonyms with a wink
- three flavors
- splits into homophones and homographs
- left means left
- departed and remaining, one spelling
bank — financial institution and river's edge — two completely different meanings, same spelling and pronunciation
lead — to guide (pronounced 'leed') and the metal (pronounced 'led') — identical spelling, different sounds and meanings
bow — front of a ship (pronounced 'boh') and weapon for arrows (pronounced 'boh') and to bend (pronounced 'bau') — three different meanings
tear — water from eye (pronounced 'teer') and to rip (pronounced 'tair') — same spelling, different pronunciation and meaning