Usually means: Words same in sound, meaning differs.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word homonyms:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. homonyms: Merriam-Webster
  2. homonyms: Collins English Dictionary
  3. homonyms: Vocabulary.com
  4. homonyms: Wordnik
  5. homonyms: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. homonyms: Wiktionary
  7. homonyms: Dictionary.com
  8. homonyms: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Homonyms: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Homonyms: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Homonyms: Glossary of English Grammar Terms

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Homonyms: Encyclopedia

(Note: See homonym as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (homonym)

noun:  (loosely) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both).
noun:  (semantics, strictly) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
noun:  (taxonomy) A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.
▸ Also see homonym


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