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Homonyms in a sentence

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Homonyms | Homonym

Homonyms meaning

plural of homonym

Using Homonyms

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of homonym
  • In the example corpus, homonyms often appears in combinations such as: homonyms are, be homonyms.

Context around Homonyms

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

near 1× tagalog 1×

Often after:

satisfy 1×

Sentence patterns with Homonyms

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

are called homonyms 1× could be homonyms so it 1× homophones and homonyms satisfy the 1× meaning while homonyms are treated 1× multiple near homonyms the identity 1× otherwise be homonyms 1× otherwise be homonyms rather than 1× purposes because homonyms are rare 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however lexicographers define 1× however the phonetic 1× in certain dialects 1× names with the 1× note that this 1× tagalog homonyms are 1×

Common sentence endings:

ambiguous when transliterated 1× are called homonyms 1× by the determiner 1× consonant be different 1× in separate lemmata 1× otherwise be homonyms 1×

Words around Homonyms

Just before it in the word index:

homonymous 8 homonym 4 homonuclear 5 homomorphisms 31 homomorphism 75 homomorphic 5

Just after it in the word index:

homoousian 2 homoousion 2 homoousios 7 homophile 12 homophobe 8 homophobes 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Homonyms

  • In this selection, "homonyms" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, near, tagalog and satisfy stand out and add context to how "homonyms" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are called homonyms and could be homonyms so it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "homonyms" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with homonyms

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Names with the same form but applying to different taxa are called "homonyms". (13 words)

Note that this imprecise information will still be adequate for most purposes, because homonyms are rare in practice. (18 words)

The use of two different strategies relates to the function of distinguishing between words that would otherwise be homonyms. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Though homophones and homonyms satisfy the first condition for rhyming—that is, that the stressed vowel sound is the same—they do not satisfy the second: that the preceding consonant be different. (32 words)

However, the phonetic element is basic, and these might be better thought of as characters used for multiple near homonyms, the identity of which is constrained by the determiner. (29 words)

That is, tone is used to distinguish words which would otherwise be homonyms, rather than in the grammar, but some Yue Chinese dialects have minimal grammatical use of tone. (29 words)

Example sentences (9)

However, lexicographers define polysemes as listed under a single dictionary lemma (a unique numbered meaning) while homonyms are treated in separate lemmata.

However, the phonetic element is basic, and these might be better thought of as characters used for multiple near homonyms, the identity of which is constrained by the determiner.

In certain dialects, different surnames could be homonyms so it is common for family names to appear ambiguous when transliterated.

Names with the same form but applying to different taxa are called "homonyms".

Note that this imprecise information will still be adequate for most purposes, because homonyms are rare in practice.

Tagalog homonyms are often distinguished in meaning from one another by the position of the stress and presence of the glottal stop.

That is, tone is used to distinguish words which would otherwise be homonyms, rather than in the grammar, but some Yue Chinese dialects have minimal grammatical use of tone.

The use of two different strategies relates to the function of distinguishing between words that would otherwise be homonyms.

Though homophones and homonyms satisfy the first condition for rhyming—that is, that the stressed vowel sound is the same—they do not satisfy the second: that the preceding consonant be different.

Common combinations with homonyms

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "homonyms" in a sentence?
An example: "However, lexicographers define polysemes as listed under a single dictionary lemma (a unique numbered meaning) while homonyms are treated in separate lemmata." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "homonyms" from authentic English texts.
What does "homonyms" mean?
Homonyms means: plural of homonym
How many example sentences with "homonyms" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "homonyms", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.