"homograph" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɒməɡɹɑːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhəʊməɡɹæf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɑːməɡɹæf/ [US], /ˈhoʊməɡɹæf/ [US] Audio: en-us-homograph.ogg , en-us-homograph-2.ogg , en-au-homograph.ogg Forms: homographs [plural]
Etymology: From homo- + -graph. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|homo|graph}} homo- + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} homograph (plural homographs)
  1. A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology. Translations (word with the same spelling but different meaning): омогра́ф (omográf) [masculine] (Bulgarian), homògraf [masculine] (Catalan), 同音異義詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 同音异义词 (tóngyīn yìyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 同音詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 同音词 (tóngyīncí) (Chinese Mandarin), 異讀詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 异读词 (yìdúcí) (Chinese Mandarin), 同形詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 同形词 (tóngxíngcí) (Chinese Mandarin), 多音字 (duōyīnzì) (note: of Chinese characters) (Chinese Mandarin), 同形異義字 (Chinese Mandarin), 同形异义字 (tóngxíngyìyìzì) (Chinese Mandarin), 同形字 (tóngxíngzì) (Chinese Mandarin), homograf [masculine] (Czech), homograaf [masculine] (Dutch), homografi (Finnish), homographe [masculine] (French), Homograph [masculine] (German), ομοιογράφος (omoiográfos) [masculine] (Greek), הומוגרף (homográf) [masculine] (Hebrew), homográf (Hungarian), homagraf [masculine] (Irish), 同音異義語 (dōon igigo) (Japanese), 同音語 (dōongo) (Japanese), កល្បលេខន៍ (kal lekh) (Khmer), hevnivîs (Northern Kurdish), homograf [masculine] (Polish), homógrafo [masculine] (Portuguese), омо́граф (omógraf) [masculine] (Russian), омо́ним (omónim) [masculine] (Russian), homograf [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), istopisnica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), homógrafo [masculine] (Spanish), homograf [common-gender] (Swedish), คำพ้องรูป (kam-pɔ́ɔng-rûup) (Thai), eş sesli (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-homograph-en-noun-Vdo4F7wf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with homo-, English terms suffixed with -graph, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with homo-: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graph: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'word with the same spelling but different meaning': 84 16
  2. (computing) A text character or string that looks identical to another when rendered. Categories (topical): Computing Hyponyms: homoglyph
    Sense id: en-homograph-en-noun--vnXfPt8 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with homo-, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with homo-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 44 56 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: allograph, autograph, homeograph, homoglyph, homographic, homography, isograph, polyphone, homonym, same, different, homophone & homograph, heteronym (english: cat), heterophone & homograph, homophone, homophone & heterograph (english: cat), alternative pronunciation, synonym, heterophone & heterograph, alternative spelling, homophone & heterograph, identical, distinct

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yìdúcí",
          "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
          "word": "异读词"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "note": "of Chinese characters",
          "roman": "duōyīnzì",
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          "roman": "omoiográfos",
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          "word": "ομοιογράφος"
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          "word": "הומוגרף"
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          "code": "hu",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
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          "word": "homagraf"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dōon igigo",
          "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
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          "roman": "dōongo",
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kal lekh",
          "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
          "word": "កល្បលេខន៍"
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          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
          "word": "hevnivîs"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
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          "roman": "omógraf",
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          "word": "омо́граф"
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          "roman": "omónim",
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          "word": "คำพ้องรูป"
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}
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    "English nouns",
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    "English terms suffixed with -graph",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Khmer translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Northern Kurdish translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Thai translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations"
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    {
      "word": "autograph"
    },
    {
      "word": "homeograph"
    },
    {
      "word": "homoglyph"
    },
    {
      "word": "homographic"
    },
    {
      "word": "homography"
    },
    {
      "word": "isograph"
    },
    {
      "word": "polyphone"
    },
    {
      "word": "homonym"
    },
    {
      "word": "same"
    },
    {
      "word": "different"
    },
    {
      "word": "homophone & homograph"
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    {
      "english": "cat",
      "word": "heteronym"
    },
    {
      "word": "heterophone & homograph"
    },
    {
      "word": "homophone"
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    {
      "english": "cat",
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      "word": "alternative pronunciation"
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      "word": "synonym"
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    },
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      "word": "alternative spelling"
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    {
      "word": "homophone & heterograph"
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          "spell"
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          "etymology"
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        "A text character or string that looks identical to another when rendered."
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          "word": "homoglyph"
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        "(computing) A text character or string that looks identical to another when rendered."
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɒməɡɹɑːf/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhəʊməɡɹæf/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɑːməɡɹæf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhoʊməɡɹæf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "omográf",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "омогра́ф"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homògraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "同音異義詞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngyīn yìyì",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "同音异义词"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "同音詞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngyīncí",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "同音词"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "異讀詞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìdúcí",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "异读词"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "同形詞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxíngcí",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "同形词"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "note": "of Chinese characters",
      "roman": "duōyīnzì",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "多音字"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "同形異義字"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxíngyìyìzì",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "同形异义字"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngxíngzì",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "同形字"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homograf"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homograaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "homografi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homographe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Homograph"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "omoiográfos",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ομοιογράφος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "homográf",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "הומוגרף"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "homográf"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homagraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dōon igigo",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "同音異義語"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dōongo",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "同音語"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kal lekh",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "កល្បលេខន៍"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "hevnivîs"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homograf"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homógrafo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "omógraf",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "омо́граф"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "omónim",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "омо́ним"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homograf"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "istopisnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "homógrafo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "homograf"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kam-pɔ́ɔng-rûup",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "คำพ้องรูป"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "word with the same spelling but different meaning",
      "word": "eş sesli"
    }
  ],
  "word": "homograph"
}

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