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
36: minute
“Just wait a minute minute!” cried
The doomed guy on the plank.
The pirates didn’t wait at all—
The man just dropped. And sank.
Not far below the surface lay
A creature in the dark.
The doomed guy floated near it, cried,
“Oh, no! A great white shark!”
In just a minute—maybe less—
The shark was not so slim.
He’d gorged the doomed guy, leaving just
Some minute parts of him.
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