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homophone
hom·o·phone H0259100 (hŏm′ə-fōn′, hō′mə-)n. One of two or more words, such as night and knight, that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.
ho·moph′o·nous (hō-mŏf′ə-nəs) adj.homophone (ˈhɒməˌfəʊn) n1. (Linguistics) one of a group of words pronounced in the same way but differing in meaning or spelling or both, as for example bear and bare2. (Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) a written letter or combination of letters that represents the same speech sound as another: 'ph' is a homophone of 'f' in English. hom•o•phone (ˈhɒm əˌfoʊn, ˈhoʊ mə-)
n. 1. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air. 2. a written element that represents the same spoken unit as another, as ks, a homophone of x in English. [1615–25; back formation from homophonous] syn: See homonym. homophoneA word with the same sound as another word but with a different meaning and spelling.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | homophone - two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)homonym - two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings |
Translationshomophone
homophone a written letter or combination of letters that represents the same speech sound as another homophone
Words related to homophonenoun two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (eRelated Words |