homonymous

English

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin homōnymus (having the same name) +‎ -ous, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμος (homṓnumos).[1][2] By surface analysis, homonym +‎ -ous.

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Adjective

homonymous (not comparable)

  1. Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).
  2. Of or pertaining to a homonym.
  3. (ophthalmology) Having homonymous hemianopsia (blindness in the same side of both eyes)

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References

  1. ^ homonymous, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “homonymous (adj.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.