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Webster 1913 Edition


Homonymous

Ho-mon′y-mous

,
Adj.
[L.
homonymus
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] the same + [GREEK], for [GREEK] name; akin to E.
name
.]
1.
Having the same name or designation; standing in the same relation; – opposed to heteronymous.
2.
Having the same name or designation, but different meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous.

Webster 1828 Edition


Homonymous

HOMON'YMOUS

,
Adj.
[Gr. like, and name.] Equivocal; ambiguous; that has different significations, or may be applied to different things.

Definition 2024


homonymous

homonymous

English

Adjective

homonymous (not comparable)

  1. having the same name as another
  2. of or pertaining to a homonym

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