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homophone

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun homophone has 1 sense
  1. homophone - two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
    --1 is a kind of
    homonym

Definitions from the Web

Homophone

Description

Homophone refers to a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and spelling. Homophones may have the same pronunciation but often have distinct definitions, origins, and sometimes even different parts of speech. These word pairs can be a source of confusion and are commonly used in wordplay and puns.

Examples

Noun (General Sense)

  • "Write" and "right" are homophones, where the former means to put words onto paper, while the latter refers to something morally or factually correct.
  • The homophones "flower" and "flour" have different meanings; the former being a plant's reproductive structure, and the latter is a powdery substance used for baking.

Noun (Linguistics Sense)

  • In linguistics, homophones are consecutive words with different meanings but identical or similar sounds, like "ewe" and "you" or "allowed" and "aloud".
  • Homophones in language can pose challenges for non-native speakers trying to distinguish between words like "see" and "sea" or "knight" and "night".

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