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homophonous

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English

Etymology

Adapted borrowing ofAncient Greekὁμόφωνος(homóphōnos) +‎-ous.^[1] Bysurface analysis,homo- +‎-phonous.

Pronunciation

(UK)IPA^(key): /həˈmɒfənəs/
Audio(Southern England): (file)

Adjective

homophonous (notcomparable)

(phonetics, semantics) Having the samepronunciation.
"Cot" and "caught" arehomophonous in some American accents, as are "there" and "they're".
(music)Homophonic; sounding the same.

Derived terms

Related terms

homophone

Translations

having the same pronunciation

Breton:heñvelson (br)
Catalan:homòfon (ca)
Dutch:gelijkluidend (nl)
Frisian:
West Frisian:lyklûdich
German:gleichlautend (de),gleichklingend,homofon
Greek:ομόηχος (el)(omóichos),ομόφωνος (el)(omófonos)
Ancient Greek:ὁμόφωνος(homóphōnos)
Hungarian:homofon(not infrequently spelledhomofón),azonos kiejtésű,de eltérő jelentésű (és gyakran eltérő alakú)
Italian:omofono
Norwegian:homofon (no)
Portuguese:homófono (pt)
Spanish:homófono (es)
Welsh:cyfunsain

References

^“homophonous,adj.”, inOED Online⁠, Oxford:Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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