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Homonymous

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Adjective

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective Homonymous has 1 sense

homonymous(a = adj.pert) homonymic - of or related to or being homonyms; Array

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Homonymous, a. [L. homonymus, Gr. ; the same + , for name; akin to E. name.].

Having the same name or designation; standing in the same relation; -- opposed to heteronymous. [1913 Webster]
Having the same name or designation, but different meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous. [1913 Webster]

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Homonymous

Equivocalness

N equivocalness, double meaning, ambiguity, double entente, double entendre, pun, paragram, calembour, quibble, equivoque, anagram, conundrum, play on words, word play, homonym, homonymy, amphiboly, amphibology, ambilogy, ambiloquy, Sphinx, Delphic oracle, equivocation, white lie, mental reservation, paltering, equivocal, ambiguous, amphibolous, homonymous, double-tongued, enigmatical, indeterminate, on the one hand, on the other hand.

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