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homograph
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Homograph
(gcide) | Homograph \Hom"o*graph\, n. [Gr. "omo`grafos with the same
letters; "omo`s the same + gra`fein to write.] (Philol.)
One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having
different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market,
and fair, a., beautiful.
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homograph
(wn) | homograph
n 1: two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way
but differ in meaning (e.g. fair) |
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homograph
(encz) | homograph, |
Homographic
(gcide) | Homographic \Ho`mo*graph"ic\, a.
1. Employing a single and separate character to represent
each sound; -- said of certain methods of spelling words.
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2. (Geom.) Possessing the property of homography.
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Homography
(gcide) | Homography \Ho*mog"ra*phy\, n.
1. That method of spelling in which every sound is
represented by a single character, which indicates that
sound and no other.
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2. (Geom.) A relation between two figures, such that to any
point of the one corresponds one and but one point in the
other, and vise versa. Thus, a tangent line rolling on a
circle cuts two fixed tangents of the circle in two sets
of points that are homographic.
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homograph
(wn) | homograph
n 1: two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way
but differ in meaning (e.g. fair) |
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