heteronym

== English == === Etymology === Coined around 1900, either from hetero- (“different”) +‎ -onym (“name”) or from Ancient Greek ἑτερώνυμος (heterṓnumos), or perhaps both. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɛt.əɹ.ə(ʊ).nɪm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɛt.ə.ɹoʊ.nɪm/, /ˈhɛt.ə.ɹə.nɪm/ === Noun === heteronym (plural heteronyms) (linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another but a different meaning, and, often, a different pronunciation. Coordinate term: capitonym Near-synonyms: heterophone, homograph (literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Category:English heteronyms homonym polyphone (a letter [or combination of letters] that can be pronounced in two or more different ways, such as 長 / 长 in Chinese, pronounced [cháng] in the sense of ’long’ and [zhǎng] in the sense of ’to grow’)