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Meaning of 'homophonous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Homophonous [ a.]
- Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic.
- Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody.
- Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, bay and bey.

Meaning of 'homophonous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . homophonous [ a]
Meaning (1):
- characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way
Example in sentence:
  • `horse' and `hoarse' are homophonous words

Nearby Words:

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