homophony
pronunciation
How to pronounce homophony in British English:
UK [həʊ'mɒfənɪ]
How to pronounce homophony in American English:
US [hoʊ'mɒfənɪ]
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- Noun:
- the same pronunciation for words of different origins
- part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)
Word Origin
- homophony (n.)
- 1776, from French homophonie, from Greek homophonia (see homophone).
Example
- 1. Its origin should be the homophony " dao " brought into the dialect by immigrants from the can dialect areas .
- 2. In addition to " homophonic synonymy " , we have also three other cases , namely , " homophony " , " homography " , and " difference both in sound and in sense " .