Definition. US medical firm, such as an health maintenance organization (HMO) , that delivers quality healthcare through a system designed to enhance efficiencies and reduce costs.
Homographs are words that are spelled the same but differ in meaning, derivation, or pronunciation. Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, derivation, or spelling. Homonyms are words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings. There is overlap among these categories. Heteronyms are specific types of homographs in which the different pronunciations are associated with different meanings. Many heteronyms are the result of one pronunciation being a verb and another being a noun. Well, let's see what we have! Our lists of heteronyms are shown below.
Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different meanings and sometimes even different spellings, Breen said. Homophones are best understood when read rather than pronounced. The words 'bear' and 'bare' are pronounced the same, but they have very different meanings, he said. Homographs have the same spelling, and might have similar pronunciation. The word 'offensive' can have two different meanings, depending on where the stress is placed on the word, Breen said.