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homophone
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hom
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uh
-fohn
,
hoh
-m
uh
-
]
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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.
Homonyms
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Origin:
1615–25;
back formation from
homophonous
Can be confused:
homograph
,
homonym
,
homophone
(see synonym note at
homonym
).
Synonyms
See
homonym.
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articulator
. Does it mean:
involving lip articulation or a rounded vowel
pronounced with the voice issuing through the nose
articulated with none of the voice issuing through the nose, as b, v
a vowel articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue or with a relatively large oral aperture
a movable organ, as the tongue, lips, or uvula, the action of which is involved in the production of speech sounds
a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant; (w) in wet or (y) in yet
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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
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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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