Heteronym Definition
hĕtər-ə-nĭm
noun
A word with the same spelling as another or others, but with different meaning and pronunciation (Ex.: tear, a drop of water from the eye, and tear, to rip)
Webster's New World
(literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.
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Other Word Forms of Heteronym
Noun
Singular:
heteronym
Plural:
heteronymsOrigin of Heteronym
Coined around 1900, either from hetero- (“different”) + -onym (“name”) or from Ancient Greek ἑτερώνυμος (heterōnumos), or perhaps both.
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Back-formation from heteronymous
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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