Homographs definition and meaning examples with sentences
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a homograph is a group (usually a pair) of words that are spelled the same way ,and may or may not be pronounced the same way ,although the difference in pronunciation is often just a cift in the accented syllable .
there is a whole class of homographs that end in -ate ,usually with one being a verb and the other being a noun or an adjective related to it . For example :
" Advocate " can be pronounced with a long "a" sound and mean "to speak or write in support of "
"Advocate " can also be pronounced with a short "a " sound and refer to a person who supports or pleads the cause of another.
there is a whole class of homographs that end in -ate ,usually with one being a verb and the other being a noun or an adjective related to it . For example :
" Advocate " can be pronounced with a long "a" sound and mean "to speak or write in support of "
"Advocate " can also be pronounced with a short "a " sound and refer to a person who supports or pleads the cause of another.
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To speak and write in support of......
Reffers to a person who supports.....
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