homographn.
/ˈhɒməɡrɑːf//ˈhɒməɡraf/ΘΚΠ
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homograph1810
teleseme1886
handkerchief code1893
1810 J. Spratt in Jrnl. Nat. Philos. 25 Suppl. 325 (title) Invention of a Homograph, or Method of Communication by Signals, on Sea or Land.
1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Homograph (Mil.), a sort of telegraphic signals performed by means of a white pocket handkerchief.
2. Philology. A word of the same spelling as another, but of different origin and meaning.
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the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > homonymy > [noun] > homograph
homograph1873
homophene1883
homomorph1886
1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 170 Homographs, identical to the eye; as base, bore, dun, fair..in their various senses.
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