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Homographic — Ho mo*graph ic, a. 1. Employing a single and separate character to represent each sound; said of certain methods of spelling words. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) Possessing the property of homography. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homographic — homograph ► NOUN ▪ each of two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings and origins. DERIVATIVES homographic adjective … English terms dictionary
homographic — adjective see homograph … New Collegiate Dictionary
homographic — adjective Spelt identically … Wiktionary
homographic — adj. pertaining to words that are spelled the same but have different meanings … English contemporary dictionary
homographic — homo·graph·ic … English syllables
homographic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|grafik adjective Etymology: hom + graphic 1. : of, relating to, or consisting of a homograph 2. : employing a single and separate character to represent each sound : phonetic opposed to heterographic … Useful english dictionary
homograph — homographic /hom euh graf ik, hoh meuh /, adj. /hom euh graf , grahf , hoh meuh /, n. a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear1 to carry; support and… … Universalium
Pun — A pun (or paronomasia) is a phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect.A pun may also cause confusion between two senses of the same written or spoken word, due to homophony,… … Wikipedia
MASORAH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: 1. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BIBLE 1.1. THE SOFERIM 1.2. WRITTEN TRANSMISSION 1.2.1. Methods of Writing 1.2.1.1. THE ORDER OF THE BOOKS 1.2.1.2. SEDARIM AND PARASHIYYOT … Encyclopedia of Judaism
