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What are words that have the same spelling but different meanings?

You're looking for homographs. These are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and often different pronunciations.

Here are some examples:

Homographs with different pronunciations:

* bow (to bend) / bow (a weapon)

* lead (a metal) / lead (to guide)

* minute (a unit of time) / minute (very small)

* read (past tense of read) / read (present tense of read)

* wind (to coil) / wind (air in motion)

Homographs with the same pronunciation:

* bat (a flying mammal) / bat (a piece of equipment used in baseball)

* can (a metal container) / can (to be able to)

* close (to shut) / close (near)

* fair (just) / fair (a gathering)

* fine (of good quality) / fine (a penalty)

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