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    origin of the word homonym

    meaning a word the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning as chase'to persue'

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    The word homonym comes from the Greek ?μ?νυμος (homonumos), meaning "having the same name", which is the conjunction of ?μ?ς (homos), meaning "common, same" and ?νομα (onoma) meaning "name". Thus, it refers to two or more distinct concepts sharing the "same name" or signifier. 


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