"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: From 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.
    Sense id: en-homeograph-en-noun-tgfacG0N
  2. (historical) A printed copy of a drawing produced by the process of homeography. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-homeograph-en-noun-M1eeHOiv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with homeo-, English terms suffixed with -graph, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with homeo-: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graph: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: homoeograph, homœograph [obsolete] Related terms: heterography, homeography, mimeography

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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