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Definition of Homonymic
1. Adjective. Of or related to or being homonyms.
Definition of Homonymic
1. Adjective. Having the same form (orthographic/phonetic) but unrelated meaning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Homonymic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Homonymic
Literary usage of Homonymic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Formative Influences of Legal Development by Albert Kocourek, John Henry Wigmore (1918)
"(3) When two homonymic sub-groups have the same types and intensities, ...
Hence, two similar homonymic sub-groups must be represented by identical ..."
2. The Theory and Practice of Musical Form: On the Basis of Ludwig Bussler's by John Henry Cornell, Ludwig Bussler (1883)
"Thus, the scale or key of 0-major and that of c-minor are homonymic scales or keys.
On the other hand, two scales or keys with different names, ..."
3. Language, and the Study of Language: Twelve Lectures on the Principles of by William Dwight Whitney (1867)
"That such a step lies not far off from the homonymic designation of a thing by
... In ordinary texts, the phonetic, homonymic, and symbolical characters are ..."
4. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"Speakers with underlying homonymic forms are aware that their pronunciation does
not conform to the prestige model and, if they wish to adapt their own ..."
5. The Philosophy of Don Hasdai Crescas by Meyer Waxman (1920)
"Of course, it is evident that in applying them to both God and man we employ them
in an absolute homonymic manner, for there is no possible relation between ..."
6. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik (1916)
"He cannot reconcile the Bible to such a view without this "homonymic" tool.
Hence the great importance of this in his system; and he actually devotes the ..."
7. The Child and His Spelling: An Investigation of the Psychology of Spelling by William Adelbert Cook, Michael Vincent O'Shea (1914)
"... he will spell it correctly in its other forms, barring a homonymic interference.
Many simple words, like hoe (noun and verb), pin (noun and verb), etc., ..."
8. Linguistic Essays by Karl Abel (1882)
"Amid all its homonymic and synonymic confusion, such words are to be numerously
found even in ancient Egyptian. There are many phonetic units which can have ..."
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