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To: tyc:> who wrote (3438)	5/1/2002 5:38:13 PM
From: marcos	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 39344

Hetero- is the greek prefix antonym of homo- ... yes? ... so if synonym is the antonym of antonym, and hypernym is the antonym of hyponym, and meronym the antonym of holonym, then heteronym should be the antonym of homonym ... and here i was worried, when edit time was up, of an accusation of homonymphobia -g- dnt.v - what do you think of the newfie camp around Botwood Basin, tyke [edit] - that really was a great call on ngx, thanks

To: tyc:> who wrote (3438)	5/1/2002 11:49:57 PM
From: Little Joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39344

Homo-nymn, Heter0-nym. Is this becoming a sex orientation discussion thread? :) Little joe

To: tyc:> who wrote (3438)	5/2/2002 10:27:17 AM
From: Giraffe	Respond to of 39344

>>Therefore I think "homonym" is the word Frank was looking for. The oed doesn't list "heteronyms". (It was an interesting question and response that sent me searching for confirmation). << According to Merriam-Webster's New English Dictionary heteronyms are spelled the same but are different in pronunciation and meaning. And, believe it or not, there's also something called a 'homograph' for words that are spelled the same, have different meanings, but may or may not have a different pronunciation. Giraffe