homophonous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /həˈmɒfənəs/ (UK)
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Etymology
Adapted borrowing of Ancient Greek ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos) + -ous. By surface analysis, homo- + -phonous.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having the same pronunciation.
"Cot" and "caught" are homophonous in some American accents, as are "there" and "they're".
- (not-comparable) Homophonic; sounding the same.
Deriveds
non-homophonous · nonhomophonous · homophonously
Relateds
Translations (17)
pl homofoniczny (having the same pronunciation) · nl gelijkluidend (having the same pronunciation) · de homofon (having the same pronunciation) · it omofono (having the same pronunciation) · hu homofon (not infrequently spelled homofón) (having the same pronunciation) · el ομόφωνος (having the same pronunciation) · de gleichlautend (having the same pronunciation) · fy lyklûdich (having the same pronunciation) · no homofon (having the same pronunciation) · es homófono (having the same pronunciation) · el ομόηχος (having the same pronunciation) · grc ὁμόφωνος (having the same pronunciation) · de gleichklingend (having the same pronunciation) · br heñvelson (having the same pronunciation) · ca homòfon (having the same pronunciation) · pt homófono (having the same pronunciation) · cy cyfunsain (having the same pronunciation)