"homonymophobia" meaning in All languages combined

See homonymophobia on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From homonym + -o- + -phobia. Compare German Homonymophobie and Dutch hononymievrees. Etymology templates: {{af|en|homonym|-o-|-phobia}} homonym + -o- + -phobia, {{cog|de|Homonymophobie}} German Homonymophobie, {{cog|nl|hononymievrees}} Dutch hononymievrees Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} homonymophobia (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) The tendency of speakers of a language to choose a different word in order to avoid a homonym that threatens to cause confusion. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: homonymphobia, homonymiphobia

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