n. [ Cf. F. homonyme. See Homonymous. ] A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear.
a. [ L. homonymus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; the same + &unr_;, for &unr_; name; akin to E. name. ]
adv.
n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. homonymie. ]
Homonymy may be as well in place as in persons. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]