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heteronym (n.)

"word having the same spelling as another but with a different sound and meaning," 1889, also "a thing's name in one language that is an exact translation of its name in another" (1885); from hetero- "other, different" + -onym "name" (from PIE root *no-men- "name"). Distinction from a homonym is that a homonym has not the same spelling. Related: Heteronymic; heteronymous.

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Definitions of heteronym from WordNet

heteronym (n.)
two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation;
the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym
From wordnet.princeton.edu