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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hom•o•phone /ˈhɑməˌfoʊn, ˈhoʊmə-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Linguisticsa word pronounced the same as another but different in meaning, whether spelled the same or not, such as heir and air.
See -homo-, -phon-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hom•o•phone (hom′ə fōn′, hō′mə-),USA pronunciation n. - Linguistics[Phonet.]a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air.
- Linguisticsa written element that represents the same spoken unit as another, as ks, a homophone of x in English.
- back formation from homophonous 1615–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: homophone /ˈhɒməˌfəʊn/ n - one of a group of words pronounced in the same way but differing in meaning or spelling or both, as for example bear and bare
- a written letter or combination of letters that represents the same speech sound as another: ``ph'' is a homophone of ``f'' in English
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