homophone
pronunciation
How to pronounce homophone in British English:
UK [ˈhɒməfəʊn]
How to pronounce homophone in American English:
US [ˈhɑməfoʊn]
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- Noun:
- two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
Word Origin
- homophone (n.)
- "a word pronounced the same as another (whether spelled the same or not) but different in meaning," 1843, from the adjective homophone (1620s), from Greek homos "same" (see homo- (1)) + phone "sound," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Homophonic.
Example
- 1. This is true , but it should not be understood as meaning that one day h was lost before w and that where ( to give a random example ) suddenly became a homophone of ware .
- 2. Is the homophone of saint .
- 3. Elementary school chinese one grade homophone hearing exercise .
- 4. Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentences below .
- 5. Su teaches printing plate elementary school one grade chinese first volume homophone exercise .