adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ hä-m ə - ' fä-nik, ˌ h ō -, - ' f ō -
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek homoph ō nos being in unison, from hom- + ph ō n ē sound ― more at BAN
Date: circa 1879
1 : CHORDAL
2 : of or relating to homophones
– ho · moph · o · ny \ h ō - ' mä-f ə -n ē \ noun