Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The basilica was renowned for its acoustics and proportions.
The botanist catalogued a rare basilica with serrated leaves.
A homonym is a word that has the same spelling or pronunciation as another word but a different meaning.
In the highlighted sentence, basilica refers to a large and important church building (a Roman public hall, later applied to certain churches).
In Option (3), basilica is used in a botanical sense — a rare plant catalogued by the botanist — which is a different meaning of the same spelling. This makes it a homograph (a type of homonym: same spelling, different meaning).
Options (1), (2) and (4) all use basilica in the same architectural / religious sense as the highlighted sentence — so they are not homonyms.
Hence the correct answer is (3) The botanist catalogued a rare basilica with serrated leaves.
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