Glossary term H

Homograph

A homograph is word that has the same spelling as another. Homographs differ from each other in:

  • meaning
  • origin, and
  • sometimes pronunciation.
  • bow, the front part of a ship
  • bow, to bend
  • bow, a decorative knot
  1. Neufeldt 1991, 646
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