What are “homonyms” and “homophones”? Explain with suitable examples.
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2nd Apr, 2021
Hello aspirant,
In linguistics, homonyms, broadly defined, are words which are homographs or homophones, or both. A more restrictive or technical definition sees homonyms as words that are simultaneously homographs and homophones – that is to say they have identical spelling and pronunciation, whilst maintaining different meanings.
In English, Western Europe, and some East Asian countries, a homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. A homophone may also differ in spelling. The two words may be spelled the same, as in rose and rose, or differently, as in rain, reign, and rein.
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