Homonymous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Homonymous \Ho*mon"y*mous\, a. [L. homonymus, Gr. ?; ? the same
     + ?, for ? name; akin to E. name.]
     1. Having the same name or designation; standing in the same
        relation; -- opposed to heteronymous.
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     2. Having the same name or designation, but different meaning
        or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous.
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