The question asks to identify the correct definition of 'homonyms' from the given options.
Defining Homonyms Correctly
Homonyms are words that share the same pronunciation or spelling but have different meanings. Let's analyze the options:
- Option 1: States that morphemes sound different but have the same meanings. This describes synonyms, not homonyms.
- Option 2: States that morphemes sound the same but have different meanings. This is the core definition of homonyms. For example, 'bat' (the flying mammal) and 'bat' (the sports equipment).
- Option 3: Describes affixes or bound morphemes that attach to other words. This is unrelated to the definition of homonyms.
- Option 4: States that morphemes sound the same but have different spellings. This describes homophones (e.g., 'to', 'too', 'two'), which are a *subset* of homonyms but not the complete definition. Homonyms can also share the same spelling (e.g., 'bank' of a river vs. 'bank' for money).
Conclusion on Homonyms
Based on the analysis, the definition that accurately and broadly defines homonyms is that they sound the same but possess different meanings.
Therefore, the correct definition is:
Morphemes which sound the same but have different meanings
Important Questions from Literature
Match List-I with List-II:
List-I List-II (A) Meghe Dhaka Tara (I) Govind Nihalani (B) Garam Hawa (II) Habib Tanvir (C) Tamas (III) Ritvik Ghatak (D) Jis Lahore Nahin Vekhya O Jamya-e-nai (IV) M.S. Sathyu Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Mahabharata has over 1,00,000 verses.
(B) Mahabharata was written by Valmiki.
(C) V.S. Sukthankar is associated with the critical edition of Mahabharata.
(D) The critical edition of Mahabharata took 47 years to complete.
(E) The critical edition of Mahabharata ran into over 13,000 pages.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Who wrote the essay "Naipaul's India and Mine" (1984) as a reply to V.S. Naipaul's An Area of Darkness ?
Identify the one that has not been paired correctly.
Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution made the provision for use of English, alongside Hindi, for official purposes, for fifteen years?
