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Homophone

Noun:

A homophone is a word that has the same pronunciation as another word but has a different meaning, origin, or spelling.

For example: "pair" and "pear" are homophones.

Sample sentence:

She couldn't decide whether to write "two," "too," or "to" as they are homophones with distinct meanings.

Adjective:

If used as an adjective, homophone describes something that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning.

The homophone words confused the English language learners.

Sample sentence:

The teacher taught about homophone words as part of the English grammar lesson.

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