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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread homonyms #148051 09/19/2005 1:16 PM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1 kckc stranger kckc stranger Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1 I was surprised at the definition offered on Sep. 19 for homonym. A quick perusal of internet dictionaries leads me to the definition I've always used: words that sound alike regardless of spelling. If homonym means words of the same sound and spelling, what word is used to indicate words of the same sound and different spelling? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted homonyms kckc 09/19/2005 1:16 PM Re: homonyms Jackie 09/19/2005 1:41 PM Re: homonyms Faldage 09/20/2005 12:05 AM Re: homonyms Libros 09/20/2005 8:11 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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