What is a homograph?

Definition

A homograph is word that has the same spelling as another. Homographs differ from each other in

See also:

the closely related terms homonym and homophone

Examples
	bow, the front part of a ship bow, to bend bow, a decorative knot

Source
	Neufeldt 1991 646

Concept module: homograph
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): H
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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