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Homograph facts for kids

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Homograph homophone venn diagram
Venn diagram showing the relationships between homographs (yellow) and related linguistic concepts.

A homograph is one of a group of words that have the same spelling but have different meanings. They can also have different pronunciations.

For example:

  • Polish (nationality) and Polish (to make things shine)
  • Dove (the bird) and dove (to dive)
  • Present (a gift), present (to show), and present (to be somewhere)
  • fine (feeling well),fine, (etc. illegal parking )
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