SSC_CPO_Similar_09_Dec_2025_S2_Q153

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.

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