HOMOPHONES

Noun

homophones

plural of homophone

Source: Wiktionary


HOMOPHONE

Hom"o*phone, n. Etym: [Cf. F. homophone. See Homophonous.]

1. A letter or character which expresses a like sound with another. Gliddon.

2. A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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