Dictionary Entry
heteronym
heteronym is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; -- opposed to homonym. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; -- opposed to homonym.
- 2noun
two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
"the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym"
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