homophonous meaning
UK US
homophonous (adjective): characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way.
Definition of homophonous
- characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way
- `horse' and `hoarse' are homophonous words
Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in US · 11-letter words
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