heteronym
English
WOTD – 21 November 2008
Etymology
Coined around 1900, either from hetero- (“different”) + -onym (“name”) or from Ancient Greek ἑτερώνυμος (heterṓnumos), or perhaps both.
Pronunciation
Noun
heteronym (plural heteronyms)
- (linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
- Agape, "astonished" or "wide open," is a heteronym of agape, "Christian love."
- (literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.
Synonyms
- (linguistics): heterophone, homograph
Translations
word having the same spelling but different pronunciation
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fictitious character writing in a different style
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See also
![](../I/m/Homograph_homophone_venn_diagram.svg.png)
An Euler diagram showing the relationship between these -nyms.
nym | Sound | Spelling | Category |
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homonym | same | same | |
heteronym | different | same | (cat) |
homograph | not specified | same | |
homophone | same | different | (cat) |
heterophone | different | different | |
synonym |
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