Question:
Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The illuminated antiphonary contained Advent chants.
Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The illuminated antiphonary contained Advent chants.
Options:
- a) The singer read directly from the antiphonary.
- b) The musicologist translated a medieval antiphonary.
- c) The engineer downloaded an antiphonary for circuit patterns.
- d) The archivist restored the parchment antiphonary.
- a) The singer read directly from the antiphonary.
- b) The musicologist translated a medieval antiphonary.
- c) The engineer downloaded an antiphonary for circuit patterns.
- d) The archivist restored the parchment antiphonary.
correct answer : c)
Explanation:
A homonym is a word that sounds the same and is spelled the same but has a different meaning. Here, ‘antiphonary’ in the question refers to a choir book containing chants, while in option C, it refers to a homonym used in a completely different technical context.
A homonym is a word that sounds the same and is spelled the same but has a different meaning. Here, ‘antiphonary’ in the question refers to a choir book containing chants, while in option C, it refers to a homonym used in a completely different technical context.