What are Homonyms and Homophones?
- In English, words which share the same spelling and pronunciation but have different meanings are known as homonyms.
- Similarly, words which share the same pronunciation but have different spellings and meanings are known as homophones.
- Both the terms are derived from the Greek root words homo, nym and phone.
Homo (same) + Nym (name) | = | Homonym (same name) |
Homo (same) + Phone (sound) | = | Homophone (same sound) |
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