Homonymous vs. Heteronymous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Homonymous and Heteronymous
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Homonymous
Having the same name.
Heteronymous
Being, relating to, or of the nature of a heteronym.
Homonymous
Of the nature of a homonym; homonymic.
Heteronymous
Being different names or terms but having correspondence or interrelationship, as mother and daughter.
Homonymous
Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).
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Heteronymous
Of, or relating to a heteronym.
Homonymous
Of or pertaining to a homonym.
Heteronymous
Being different words, but having a common relationship, as in the case of brother and sister, which denote siblings.
Homonymous
(ophthalmology) Homonymous hemianopsia (blindness in the same side of both eyes)
Heteronymous
(ophthalmology) Heteronymous hemianopsia (blindness in the left side of one eye and the right side of the other eye)
Homonymous
Having the same name or designation; standing in the same relation; - opposed to heteronymous.
Heteronymous
Having different names or designations; standing in opposite relations.
Homonymous
Having the same name or designation, but different meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous.
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