homophonousadj.
/həʊˈmɒfənəs/ 1. Music. = homophonic adj. 1.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > unison
unison1598
unisonous1664
unisonal1728
homophonous1753
unisonant1786
homophonic1881
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl.
1872 F. Hüffer in Fortn. Rev. Mar. 271 The homophonous innocence of the Doric and Mixolydic scales.
2. Having the same sound; of the character of homophones (see homophone n. 1).
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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
1826 Edinb. Rev. 45 145 Each sound..may be represented by several homophonous signs.
1892 Athenæum 16 Apr. 501/1 The ‘Scott Library’ is sure to be confounded with the ‘Stott Library’, so homophonous are they.
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