HOMONYM

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Homonym

homonym is one of a group of words that share the same pronunciation but have different meanings, whether spelled the same or not.

Homonym have related with Homophones and Homographs

 

Homophones are a type of homonym that also sound alike and have different meanings, but have different spellings.

For example, bear.

• A bear (the animal) can bear (tolerate) very cold temperatures.
• The driver turned left (opposite of right) and left (departed from) the main road

HOMOGRAPHS are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

Some examples of homographs are:

• bass as in fish vs bass as in music
• bow as in arrow vs bow as in bending or taking a bow at the end of a performance

Example of homonym

·         Adapt
Example: It takes time to adapt to new culture.
Adept
Example: She is adept in handicrafts.

·         Apposite
Example: He is famous for his apposite speeches.
Opposite
Example: Opposites attract.

·         Apprise
Example: Would you like to apprise the students about the hike in fees?
Appraise
Example: Appraise the situation before you act.

Reference:

https://www.spellingcity.com/homophones-and-homonyms.html

http://www.magickeys.com/books/riddles/words.html

http://www.meabhi.com/blog/homonyms/