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Definitions
Noun
1

A word in a language that bears a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language but in fact has a different meaning.

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false cognate cognate faux ami deceptive false friends word british
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Rhyming Words
end bend hend vend lend pend send tend zend wend mend fend rend emend 3 end trend piend fiend shend anend
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