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
37: moderate
They asked me once to moderate
Some awful panel that they’d planned.
It turned into some wild debate—
Such things, I think, ought to be banned.
Not many folks are moderate
In recent, so divisive days.
It would be nice if we could cut
These cords of hateful, angry ways.
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