HOMONYMY

“HOMONYMY” is a valid word.

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8 letters

Definition

the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning

homonymtwo words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings

moonthe natural satellite of the Earth
homosomeone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
hymna song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
monoan acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
mony
homyhaving a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable

mominformal terms for a mother
hmm
oohexpress admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
hon
monthe second day of the week; the first working day
moothe sound made by a cow or bull
yondistant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
nom
noo
ohma unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
hoya flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
noh
yom
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mhoa unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm

my
onin operation or operational
noa negative
oha midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
mma metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
yo
hoa trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
hma metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
moan indefinitely short time
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