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homophone

ho·mop·hone

UK/ˈhɒməfəʊn/ US/ˈhɑməfoʊn/ uncommon

noun

1.

two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

Origin

From French homophone; equivalent to homo- (“same”) + -phone (“sound”).

Phrases

  • alternative pronunciation
  • alternative spelling
  • heterophone & heterograph
  • heterophone & homograph
  • homophone & heterograph
  • homophone & homograph

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