Wade KOTTER wrote:
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
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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.
Okay, what's the term for words which are originally antonyms but which
in certain situations mean the same thing?
Example: Cool, Hot That's really cool! That's really hot! (both
meaning essentially "that's really phat!") ;-)
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