tautonymy

/tɔʊtɒnɪmi/

Definitions

1. noun

A figure of speech in which two words have the same spelling but different meanings, such as ‘bank’ (a financial institution) and ‘bank’ (the side of a river).

“The linguist studied the phenomenon of tautonymy in various languages.”

Synonyms

  • homograph
  • homonym

Antonyms

  • single-meaning
  • univocal