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Keywords: Homophones, Spelled, Pronounced, Coddle, Bough

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Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

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words spelled and pronounced the same, but having different meanings; example: "set" (which have more meanings than any other spelling in the language).

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Homonyms are one or more words that have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning, such as place (put - verb) and place (site). Quiz on Homophones

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words which sound the same but have different spellings and meanings (bear, bare)

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Words with different meanings written and pronounced the same.

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Words that sound the same although spelt differently (eg Eng bow/bough). Also known as homophones.

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words with the same spelling but with different meanings

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Words that are spelled and pronounced alike but have different meanings (for example, baby; an infant, and baby; to coddle)

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Names that have the same spelling, but that refer to two or more different taxa; 'senior homonym' and 'junior homonym' apply, respectively, to the first, and all later published homonyms

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