"homonym" meaning in English

See homonym in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɒm.əˌnɪm/ [UK], /ˈhɑm.əˌnɪm/ [US] Audio: en-us-homonym.ogg [US] Forms: homonym [singular], homonyms [plural]
Etymology: homo- + -onym Etymology templates: {{confix|homo|onym}} homo- + -onym Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Homonyms are two words that both sound and are spelled the same as each other.
    Sense id: simple-homonym-en-noun-9d~GvXQr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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          "text": "Tree bark and dog barking."
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