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English
Wikipedia has an article on: HomophoneEtymology
From Greek for same sound.
Noun
homophone (plural homophones)
- A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin, for example: carat, caret, carrot, and karat.[1][2]
- A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.
Related terms
- homophonous (adjective)
Usage notes
A homophone is a type of homonym in the loose sense of that term (a word which sounds or is spelled the same as another). (The strict sense of homonym is a word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.) A homograph is a word with the same spelling as another but a completely unrelated meaning. Homographs are not necessarily homophones.
References
- Notes:
- ^ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophone
- ^ http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/homophone?view=uk
See also
| Sound | Spelling | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| homonym | same | same | |
| heteronym | different | same | (cat) |
| homograph | not specified | same | |
| homophone | same | different | (cat) |
| heterophone | different | different |
French
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA: /ɔmɔfɔn/, X-SAMPA: /OmOfOn/
- Rhymes: -ɔn
- Homophones: homophones
Adjective
homophone (epicene, plural homophones)
Noun
homophone m. (plural homophones)
See also
- Homophone on the French Wikipedia.fr.Wikipedia
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