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Meaning of heteronym

het•er•o•nym

Pronunciation: (het'ur-u-nim), [key]
— n.
  1. a word spelled the same as another but having a different sound and meaning, as lead (to conduct) and lead (a metal).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
heteronomy heteronymous