heteronyms in English
noun
1
each of two or more words that are spelled identically but have different sounds and meanings, such as tear meaning “rip” and tear meaning “liquid from the eye.”.
2
each of two or more words that are used to refer to the identical thing in different geographical areas of a speech community, such as submarine sandwich , hoagie , and grinder.
3
each of two words having the same meaning but derived from unrelated sources, for example preface and foreword.
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