homonym

Definitions


[ˈhɒmənɪm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins
(e.g: students often struggle with homonyms)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century: via Latin from Greek homōnumon, neuter of homōnumos ‘having the same name’, from homos ‘same’ + onoma ‘name’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries