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homophonous

ho·mop·ho·nous

UK/həˈmɒfənəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

the phenomenon of words of different origins coming to pronounced the same way

  • “homophonous words”

Origin

Adapted borrowing of Ancient Greek ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos) + -ous. By surface analysis, homo- + -phonous.

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