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Is steel a homophone or homograph?

"Steel" is neither a homophone nor a homograph.

* Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings (e.g., "to", "too", and "two").

* Homographs are words that have the same spelling but different meanings and may or may not have different pronunciations (e.g., "bow" as in a bow tie and "bow" as in "to bow down").

"Steel" is a single word with a single meaning and pronunciation.

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