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homograph

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hom·o·graph /ˈhɒməɡrɑːf, ˈhəʊ- $ ˈhɑːməɡræf, ˈhoʊ-/ noun [countable] technical  SLa word that is spelled the same as another, but is different in meaning, origin, grammar, or pronunciation. For example, the nounrecord’ is a homograph of the verb ‘record’. 同形异义词 homonym, homophone
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homographIn a special index the meaning of a homograph may be obvious by its location within a given subject.Some lexical sets are also included, such as homographs and homonyms, compound nouns, and academic subjects.Contextual logic may help to eliminate unwanted uses of homographs. 3.
Origin homograph (1800-1900) homo- + Greek -graphos written
hom·o·graph nounChineseSyllable
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homograph
homograph /ˈhɒməɡrɑːf, ˈhəʊ- $ ˈhɑːməɡræf, ˈhoʊ-/ noun [countable] technical
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: homo- + Greek -graphos 'written'
a word that is spelled the same as another, but is different in meaning, origin, grammar, or pronunciation. For example, the noun ‘record’ is a homograph of the verb ‘record’. ⇨ homonym, homophone


homo·graphBrE /ˈhɒməɡrɑːf/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɑːməɡræf/ 🔊 noun (grammar 语法) a word that is spelt like another word but has a different meaning from it, and may have a different pronunciation, for example bow /baʊ/ , bow BrE /bəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /boʊ/ 🔊 同形异义词(拼写相同,意义不同,读音可能不同)