HOMOPHONE


Meaning of HOMOPHONE in English

noun

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Although we could not remove all homophones, we could treat differently certain classes of words which are frequently accessed erroneously.

If such effects were included, the number of homophones would probably be still greater.

It would be possible, though extremely limiting, to exclude all homophones.

That is to say, it includes homophones and homophonic phrases.

The number of homophones is increased by allowing reduced pronunciations.

They represent the set of minimal units required to uniquely specify a word, with the exception of homophones.

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