het·ero·nym
Noun: one of two
or more homographs [words that are spelled the same]
that differ in
pronunciation and meaning
(such as a bass voice and bass, a fish)
First Known Use:
circa 1889
28: excuse
Well, he made an excuse, but
I didn’t believe—
Not one word that I heard that guy say.
Please excuse, if you can,
all my skeptical thoughts,
But the guy is a liar! No way
That he ever would tell any truth—for the words
That emerge from his mouth with each breath
Are the falsest a human can utter, you see,
And have driven the truth to its death.
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