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Heteronym Moderate

Heteronym has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation

"the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym"

2

A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.

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nym onym ananym exonym avanym uninym avonym euonym odonym geonym isonym oronym dionym ironym eponym zoonym anonym polynym taxonym autonym
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