About The Word Homophone
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Homophone
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What's The Definition Of Homophone?
[n] two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Homophone: Related Terms | Find terms related to Homophone: See Also | homonym Homophone In Webster's Dictionary \Hom"o*phone\, n. [Cf. F. homophone. See
{Homophonous}.]
1. A letter or character which expresses a like sound with
another. --Gliddon.
2. A word having the same sound as another, but differing
from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and
awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright.
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