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Homophone
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hom·o·phone
/
ˈhɒm
əˌfoʊn, ˈhoʊ
mə-
/
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[
hom
-
uh
-fohn,
hoh
-m
uh
-
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
Phonetics
.
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.
Origin:
1615–25;
back formation from
homophonous
Can be confused:
homograph
,
homonym
,
homophone
(see synonym study at
homonym
).
Synonyms
See
homonym
.
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homophone
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World English Dictionary
homophone
(ˈhɒməˌfəʊn)
—
n
1.
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
2.
a written letter or combination of letters that represents the same speech sound as another:
``ph'' is a homophone of ``f'' in English
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable
without aspiration
to change the pronunciation of (a stop) to an affricate, esp. by releasing (the stop) slowly.
produced with the lips close together or touching
articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the uvula
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
homophone
1843, from Gk. homos "same" (see
same
) + phone "sound" (see
fame
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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