adj. 1. Having the same name. 2. Of the nature of a homonym; homonymic. [From Latin homōnymus, from Greek homōnumos : homo-, homo- + onuma, name; see n-men- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ho·mony·mous·ly adv. |
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