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Definition of heteronymy:

(n) : The condition of being heteronyms; the relationship between two words with different meanings and either the same spelling or the same pronunciation but not both.
(n) : The unrelatedness of words for items that are related by being members of a single category.
(n) : The use of multiple names for a single person or thing; polyonymy
(n) : A single word or symbol that can have different but related meanings.
(n) : (by extension) Dissimilarity of people in a single group.
(n) : Resulting from the actions of multiple or external causal agents.

Definition of heteronymy:

(n) : The condition of being heteronyms; the relationship between two words with different meanings and either the same spelling or the same pronunciation but not both.
(n) : The unrelatedness of words for items that are related by being members of a single category.
(n) : The use of multiple names for a single person or thing; polyonymy
(n) : A single word or symbol that can have different but related meanings.
(n) : (by extension) Dissimilarity of people in a single group.
(n) : Resulting from the actions of multiple or external causal agents.

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