Definition of Heteronim
Het"er*o*nym (?), n. That which is
heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from
some other thing; -- opposed to homonym.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning. The term heteronym is particularly appropriate for homographs where the various meanings are antonyms of each other, e.g. cleave.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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