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empath75
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it's relevant to whether it's a homograph
thaumasiotes
on Oct 4, 2019
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No, it isn't. The spelling, and only the spelling, determines whether it's a homograph, because that's what "homograph" means.
Etymology is relevant to whether two words are
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empath75
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If the multiple meanings are merely variations on the same etymology, it’s not a homograph, it’s just a word with multiple meanings.
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