Questions tagged [homograph]

for questions about the words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. They aren't necessarily pronounced the same.

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Homographs generated by prefixes: how to disambiguate?

There are some cases where the addition of a prefix can generate a homograph and therefore ambiguity is introduced. Consider the verb sentirsi (to feel, but also to get/keep in touch): Si sentiranno per i dettagli del progetto (They will get in…
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