Good point. Here's the definition of homograph from the OED: "Philol. A word of the same spelling as another, but of different origin and meaning."
Wade Kotter [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/13/05 6:51 PM >>> On 13 Jul 2005, at 23:57, keith helgesen wrote: > Is there a word for same spelling, different meaning and > pronounciation- e.g. lead (heavy metal, dog restraint, past tense > of verb to lead) According tho Wikipedia: "Lead the metal and lead the verb, or moped the motorized bicycle and moped the past tense of mope are examples of homographs; they are not homophones, because they are pronounced differently." This seems to fulfil your definition. John _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
