Definition of "heteronym" [het•er•o•nym]

• One of two or more words that have identical spellings but different meanings and pronunciations, such as row (a series of objects arranged in a line), pronounced (rō), and row (a fight), pronounced (rou). (noun)

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• "A heteronym is a homograph with differing meaning and pronunciation."
• "Their stories were varied enough that some of their pennames conveyed a "heteronym," a term coined by the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa who wrote his poetry and prose under a variety of pen names."
• "Interesting that the homograph and heteronym pages missed a few, like Nice/nice."