n.
Pronunciation: ' hä-m ə - ˌ f ō n, ' h ō -
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1843
1 : one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling (as the words to, too, and two )
2 : a character or group of characters pronounced the same as another character or group
– ho · moph · o · nous \ h ō - ' mä-f ə -n ə s \ adjective