Definitions for homophone
ˈhɒm əˌfoʊn, ˈhoʊ mə-ho·mo·phone

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. homophonenoun

   two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. homophonenoun

   A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin, for example: carat, caret, carrot, and karat.

2. homophonenoun

   A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.

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1. Homophone

   A homophone () is a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning. A homophone may also differ in spelling. The two words may be spelled the same, for example rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or spelled differently, as in rain, reign, and rein. The term homophone may also apply to units longer or shorter than words, for example a phrase, letter, or groups of letters which are pronounced the same as another phrase, letter, or group of letters. Any unit with this property is said to be homophonous (). Homophones that are spelled the same are also both homographs and homonyms, e.g. the word read, as in "He is well read" (he is very learned) vs. the sentence "I read that book" (I have finished reading that book).Homophones that are spelled differently are also called heterographs, e.g. to, too, and two.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homophonenoun

   a letter or character which expresses a like sound with another

2. Homophonenoun

   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

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. homophone. See Homophonous.]

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1. Homophone

   A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose and rose, or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or to, two, and too. Homophones that are spelled the same are also both homographs and homonyms. Homophones that are spelled differently are also called heterographs. The term "homophone" may also apply to units longer or shorter than words, such as phrases, letters or groups of letters that are pronounced the same as another phrase, letter or group of letters. The word derives from the Greek homo-, "same", and phōnḗ, "voice, utterance".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homophone

   hom′o-fōn, n. a letter or character having the same sound as another.—adj. Homoph′onous, having the same sound.—n. Homoph′ony. [Gr. homos, the same, phōnē, sound.]

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How to pronounce homophone?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say homophone in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of homophone in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of homophone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of homophone in a Sentence

1. Bernie Sanders:

   Here is the story. We live in an unprecedented moment in American history and by that I mean only that we have the most dangerous president in the history of this country somebody who is a pathological liar a racist a sexist, a homophone xenophobe and a religious bigot.....Wehave a corrupt political system in which billionaires are able to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy elections undermining the whole thrust of what American democracy is supposed to be about.

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