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heteronymous

het·er·on·y·mous
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [het-uh-ron-uh-muh s]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒn ə məs/
    • /hˈetrənˌɪməs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-uh-ron-uh-muh s]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒn ə məs/

Definitions of heteronymous word

  • adjective heteronymous of, relating to, or characteristic of a heteronym. 1
  • adjective heteronymous having different names, as a pair of correlatives: Father and son are heteronymous relatives. 1
  • adjective heteronymous of, or having the nature of, a heteronym 0
  • adjective heteronymous having different names 0
  • adjective heteronymous designating or of the two crossed images of something seen when the eyes are focused at a point beyond it 0
  • adjective heteronymous Of, or relating to a heteronym. 0
See all 7 definitions of heteronymous

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Origin of heteronymous

First appearance:

before 1725
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1725-35, heteronymous is from the Late Greek word heterṓnymos having a different name. See heteronym, -ous

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Parts of speech for Heteronymous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Heteronymous

heteronymous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heteronymous usage trend in Literature

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