Homonymy

Homonymy refers to the phenomenon where two or more words share the same spelling or pronunciation but have different meanings. In linguistics, homonyms are classified mainly into two categories: 1. **Homographs**: These are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may or may not be pronounced the same. For example, the word "lead" can refer to a type of metal (pronounced "led") or to the act of guiding (pronounced "leed").