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homoglyphy

/hoʊˈmɒɡlɪfi/

homoglyphy noun: the state or condition of being homoglyphic; homoglyphy exists between homoglyphs as homography exists between homographs, and homonymy between homonyms.

Noun

homoglyphy (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being homoglyphic; homoglyphy exists between homoglyphs as homography exists between homographs, and homonymy between homonyms.

Origin of homoglyphy

From homoglyph + -y.

Questions about homoglyphy

What does homoglyphy mean?
Homoglyphy means the state or condition of being homoglyphic; homoglyphy exists between homoglyphs as homography exists between homographs, and homonymy between homonyms.
What part of speech is homoglyphy?
Homoglyphy is a noun.
How do you pronounce homoglyphy?
Homoglyphy is pronounced /hoʊˈmɒɡlɪfi/.

Words near homoglyphy in the dictionary

  1. homoglycans
  2. homoglyph
  3. homoglyphic
  4. homoglyphically
  5. homoglyphs
  6. homoglyphy
  7. Homogocene
  8. homogonic
  9. homogonous
  10. homogony
  11. homograft

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