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homophonous
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.homophonous (hɒˈmɒfənəs) adj (Phonetics & Phonology) of, relating to, or denoting a homophoneho•moph•o•nous (həˈmɒf ə nəs, hoʊ-)
adj. identical in pronunciation. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | homophonous - characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way; "'horse' and 'hoarse' are homophonous words"linguistics - the scientific study of language |
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Related to homophonous: homonymWords related to homophonousadj characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same wayRelated Words |