homonymy
1Homonymy — Ho*mon y*my, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. homonymie.] 1. Sameness of name or designation; identity in relations. Holland. [1913 Webster] Homonymy may be as well in place as in persons. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. Sameness of name or designation of things or… …
2Homonymy — Law of Homonymy, Principle of Homonymy any name that is a junior homonym of an available name must be rejected and replaced. The principle that the name of each taxon must be unique …
3homonymy — homonym ► NOUN ▪ each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins. DERIVATIVES homonymic adjective homonymous adjective homonymy noun. ORIGIN Greek hom numos having the same name , from homos… …
4homonymy — noun Date: 1597 the quality or state of being homonymous …
5homonymy — /heuh mon euh mee, hoh /, n. homonymous state. [1545 55; < LL homonymia < Gk homonymía, equiv. to homónym(os) HOMONYMOUS + ia Y3] * * * …
6homonymy — noun The property of being a homonym …
7homonymy — homonyms …
8homonymy — n. quality or condition of being homonymous; identicalness of name or designation of things or persons that are different …
9homonymy — ho·mon·y·my …
10homonymy — /həˈmɒnəmi/ (say huh monuhmee) noun homonymous state. {Late Latin homōnymia} …