"homeograph" meaning in English

See homeograph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɒˈmiːəʊɡɹæf/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: homeographs [plural]
enPR: hŏmēʹōgrăf [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: homeo- (“similar”) + -graph (“writing”) Etymology templates: {{confix|en|homeo|graph|t1=similar|t2=writing}} homeo- (“similar”) + -graph (“writing”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} homeograph (plural homeographs)
  1. A word similar — but not identical — in spelling to another. Compare homograph. Synonyms: homoeograph, homœograph [obsolete]

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