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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHomophony
/həˈmɒfəni/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The phenomenon in which two or more words have the same pronunciation but different meanings.
"The words 'bare' and 'bear' are examples of homophony." - 2
A linguistic term referring to a situation where a single phonetic form corresponds to multiple meanings.
"In poetry, homophony can create puns and enhance wordplay."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'homophony' originates from the Greek words 'homos', meaning 'same', and 'phone', meaning 'voice' or 'sound'. It was first used in the early 20th century to describe a linguistic phenomenon where two or more words sound the same but have different meanings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Homophony" is said worldwide
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Homophonie
Transliteration: omofoni
"Les mots 'mer' et 'mère' sont des exemples d'homophonie."
Homophonie
Transliteration: ho-mo-fo-ni
"Die Wörter 'Lied' und 'Lied' sind Beispiele für Homophonie."
Omofonia
Transliteration: omofo-nia
"Le parole 'cielo' e 'cielo' sono esempi di omofonia."
Homofonía
Transliteration: omofo-nia
"Las palabras 'hola' y 'ola' son ejemplos de homofonía."
Homofonia
Transliteration: omofo-nia
"As palavras 'paz' e 'pás' são exemplos de homofonia."
समानध्वनि
Transliteration: samaandhvani
"शब्द 'कला' और 'कला' समानध्वनि के उदाहरण हैं।"
同音异义
Transliteration: tóng yīn yì yì
"词语'马'和'妈'是同音异义的例子。"
동음이의어
Transliteration: dong-eum-ui-eo
"단어 '배'와 '배'는 동음이의어의 예입니다."
同音異義語
Transliteration: どうおんいぎご
"言葉「橋」と「箸」は同音異義語の例です。"
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