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To: nihil who wrote (78837)	4/24/2000 9:03:00 AM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 108807

Sorry, you are wrong on that one. Homonym and homophone are synonymous in their primary definitions: britannica.com Main Entry: homúonym Pronunciation: 'h„-m&-"nim, 'hO- Function: noun Etymology: Latin homonymum, from Greek homOnymon, from neuter of homOnymos Date: 1697 1 a : HOMOPHONE b : HOMOGRAPH c : one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning (as the noun quail and the verb quail) 2 : NAMESAKE 3 : a taxonomic designation rejected as invalid because the identical term has been used to designate another group of the same rank -- compare SYNONYM - homúonymúic /"h„-m&-'ni-mik, "hO-/ adjective