What is a heteronym?

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Heteronym:
each of two or more words which are spelled identically but have different sounds and meanings, such as tear meaning ‘rip’ and tear meaning ‘liquid from the eye’
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each of two or more words which are used to refer to the identical thing in different geographical areas of a speech community, such as nappy and diaper.

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