HOMONYMS

                           HOMONYMS

A word that is spelt and pronounced like another word but that has a different meaning.

 ( दुसऱ्या एखाद्या शब्दासारखाच उच्चारला जाणारा पण अर्थामध्ये फरक असणारा शब्द.)

‘Bank’=   नदीचा किनारा

‘Bank’=   पैसे ठेवी स्वरूपात ठेवायची जागा

The word "homonym" comes from the prefix " homo-, " which means the same, and the suffix "-nym, " which means name. Therefore, a homonym is a word that has the same name as another word, meaning that the two words look and sound exactly alike.

 A simple example of a homonym is the word

" pen."  This can mean both "a holding area for animals" and "a writing instrument." Another example is "book, " which can mean " something to read" or "the act of making a reservation." In both cases, the sound and spelling are the same, and only the definition changes.

                   Homonym Examples

🟣 Address - to speak to / location

🟣 Air- oxygen / a lilting tune

🟣 Arm - body part / division of a company

🟣 Band - a musical group / a ring

🟣 Bark - a tree's out layer / the sound a dog makes

🟣 Bat - an implement used to hit a ball / a

nocturnal flying mammal

🟣 Bright - very smart or intelligent / filled with light

🟣 Circular- taking the form of a circle / a store

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🟣 Current - up to date / flow of water