alleryStart learning →Desert meaning to abandon and desert meaning an arid region are examples of what?
ACapitonyms
BHomophenes
CSynonyms
DHeteronyms
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Heteronyms
The two deserts are spelled alike but pronounced differently, which makes them heteronyms.
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