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# Homonym

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A homonym is a word that has more than one meaning. For example, right means moral, the opposite of left, and a personal freedom.

There are two kinds of homonyms: homophones (they sound the same) and homographs (they look the same).

## [edit] See also

- Synonym
- Polysemy

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Category: Figures of speech

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