homophony meaning

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homophony (noun): the same pronunciation for words of different origins.

homophony has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

homophony as a noun

  1. the same pronunciation for words of different origins

    Type of: pronunciation

    Related forms: homophonic, homophonous

  2. part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)

    Type of: part music

    Related forms: homophonic

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in NY · 9-letter words

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