a heteronym

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heteronym
A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style
heteronym
{i} word that is written exactly like another word but has a different meaning (such as "lead"- the metal- and "lead" -to guide)
heteronym
A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning
heteronym
That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; opposed to homonym
heteronym
`bow'
heteronym
two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation e