homophonous meaning

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homophonous (adjective): characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way.

Definition of homophonous

  1. characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way
    • `horse' and `hoarse' are homophonous words

    Related forms: homophony, homophone

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in US · 11-letter words

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