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Heterophone vs. Heteronym — What's the Difference?

Heterophone vs. Heteronym — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Heterophone and Heteronym

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Heterophone

A word with multiple pronunciations.

Heteronym

One of two or more words that have identical spellings but different meanings and pronunciations, such as row (a series of objects arranged in a line), pronounced (rō), and row (a fight), pronounced (rou).

Heteronym

(linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
Agape, "astonished" or "wide open," is a heteronym of agape, "Christian love."

Heteronym

(literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.

Heteronym

That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; - opposed to homonym.
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Heteronym

Two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation (e.g. `bow')

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