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homophones

[hom-uh-fohn, hoh-muh-] Example Sentences Origin

hom·o·phone

[hom-uh-fohn, hoh-muh-]
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

homograph, homonym, homophone (see synonym note at homonym).


See homonym.

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Homophones is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example Sentences
  • Then he goes further by including two homophones of his last name.
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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Cultural Dictionary
homophones [(hom-uh-fohnz, hoh-muh-fohnz)]

Two words that sound alike. This category includes words that are spelled the same, such as trunk (of an elephant) and trunk (a storage chest), as well as words spelled differently, such as deer and dear.

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