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Two, or more, meanings maz be associated with the same form: in which case the words are '''homonym'''s. 

===Example===
''bank''
(i) 'of a river'

(ii) 'for the deposit of money'

===Subtypes===
[[homography]]

[[homophony]]

===Other languages===
German [[Hononyme]] Chinese [[同形异义词]]

===Reference===
{{: Lyons 1968}}

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