English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Homophones & Analogy
Two words have identical sound and spelling but not related in...
Two words have identical sound and spelling but not related in meaning. It is known as:
Options
- AHomophone
- BHomonymy
- CHomograph
- DPolysemy
Correct answer
B. Homonymy
Step-by-step solution
In linguistics, homonyms, broadly defined, are words which are homographs or homophones, or both.
Two words have identical sound and spelling but not related in meaning. It is known as homonymy.