homophoneadj.n.

/ˈhɒməʊfəʊn/

Forms: Also homophon.

Etymology: < Greek ὁμόϕωνος of the same sound, < ὁμο- homo- comb. form + ϕωνή sound. Compare French homophone.

A. adj.

Having the same sound. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > similar in sound

homophone1623

consonant1645

unison1675

homotonous1775

symphonious1786

idem sonans1822

homophonous1826

paronymous1835

antiphonetic1840

co-sonant1856

monophonous1869

symphonic1880

homophonic1942

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Homophon, of one sound.

1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 796 Ten homophone letters were added.

B. n.

1. Philology. (Usually in plural.) Applied to words having the same sound, but differing in meaning or derivation; also to different symbols denoting the same sound or group of sounds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > homonymy > [noun] > homophone

homophone1843

monophone1891

1843 G. R. Gliddon Anc. Egypt (1850) 6/2 An alphabet composed of 16 distinct articulations, for each of which there was a number more or less great of homophones—i.e. symbols differing in figure, though identical in sound.

1867 Felton's Greece, Anc. & Mod. I. 45 Each syllable or word [in Chinese] has..a considerable number of characters, made up originally of different elements..Practically each of these homophones may be used for the word, in whatever sense that word may be employed.

1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 170 (note) Homophones, identical to the ear only; as ail and ale.

1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. 29 We have in English the four homophones rite, write, right, and wright. By the aid of the variant spelling a child readily learns that these homophones are really four different words.

2. Music. = homophony n. 1. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > unison

unisound1599

unison1603

unisonance1653

homophony1776

unbrokenness1849

homophone1879

1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 746 Homophone..voices or instruments sounding alike—unison..sometimes applied to music written in what was formerly called the Monodic style..now ordinarily employed for music in plain harmony..as opposed to the Polyphonic treatment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	homophone
释义	homophoneadj.n. /ˈhɒməʊfəʊn/ Forms: Also homophon. Etymology: < Greek ὁμόϕωνος of the same sound, < ὁμο- homo- comb. form + ϕωνή sound. Compare French homophone. A. adj. Having the same sound. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > similar in sound homophone1623 consonant1645 unison1675 homotonous1775 symphonious1786 idem sonans1822 homophonous1826 paronymous1835 antiphonetic1840 co-sonant1856 monophonous1869 symphonic1880 homophonic1942 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Homophon, of one sound. 1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 796 Ten homophone letters were added. B. n. 1. Philology. (Usually in plural.) Applied to words having the same sound, but differing in meaning or derivation; also to different symbols denoting the same sound or group of sounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > homonymy > [noun] > homophone homophone1843 monophone1891 1843 G. R. Gliddon Anc. Egypt (1850) 6/2 An alphabet composed of 16 distinct articulations, for each of which there was a number more or less great of homophones—i.e. symbols differing in figure, though identical in sound. 1867 Felton's Greece, Anc. & Mod. I. 45 Each syllable or word [in Chinese] has..a considerable number of characters, made up originally of different elements..Practically each of these homophones may be used for the word, in whatever sense that word may be employed. 1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 170 (note) Homophones, identical to the ear only; as ail and ale. 1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. 29 We have in English the four homophones rite, write, right, and wright. By the aid of the variant spelling a child readily learns that these homophones are really four different words. 2. Music. = homophony n. 1. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > unison unisound1599 unison1603 unisonance1653 homophony1776 unbrokenness1849 homophone1879 1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 746 Homophone..voices or instruments sounding alike—unison..sometimes applied to music written in what was formerly called the Monodic style..now ordinarily employed for music in plain harmony..as opposed to the Polyphonic treatment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1623
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