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homonymous.

Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).

    not-comparable
  2. Of or pertaining to a homonym.

    not-comparable
  3. Having homonymous hemianopsia (blindness in the same side of both eyes)

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Adapted borrowing of Latin homōnymus (“having the same name”) + -ous, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμος (homṓnumos). By surface analysis, homonym + -ous.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.