HOMOPHONE


Meaning of HOMOPHONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhä-mə-ˌfōn, ˈhō- ]

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 hō-ˈmä-fə-nəs adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.