hom·o·nym
noun/ˈhɒmənɪm/
/ˈhɑːmənɪm/
(grammar)- a word that is spelt like another word (or pronounced like it) but that has a different meaning, for example can meaning ‘be able’ and can meaning ‘put something in a container’
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Word Originlate 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek homōnumon, neuter of homōnumos ‘having the same name’, from homos ‘same’ + onoma ‘name’.