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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSound-Alike
/ˈsaʊnd.ə.laɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A word or phrase that sounds similar to another word or phrase.
"The words 'bare' and 'bear' are sound-alikes." - 2
A person or thing that resembles another in sound.
"The comedian's impersonation of the celebrity was so good that he was considered a sound-alike."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'sound-alike' is a compound word formed in the 20th century, combining 'sound' from Old English 'sund', meaning 'to make noise', and 'alike', derived from Old English 'gelic', meaning 'similar'. The phrase evolved to describe words or phrases that are phonetically similar.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sound-Alike" is said worldwide
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homophone
Transliteration: omophone
"Les mots 'mer' et 'mère' sont des homophones."
Homophon
Transliteration: ho-mo-fon
"Die Wörter 'Bär' und 'Bär' sind Homophone."
omofono
Transliteration: o-mo-fo-no
"Le parole 'mare' e 'madre' sono omofone."
homófono
Transliteration: o-mo-fo-no
"Las palabras 'casa' y 'caza' son homófonas."
homófono
Transliteration: o-mo-fo-no
"As palavras 'paz' e 'pás' são homófonas."
ध्वनि समान
Transliteration: dhvani samaan
"शब्द 'काला' और 'कला' ध्वनि समान हैं।"
同音词
Transliteration: tóng yīn cí
"‘马’和‘妈’是同音词。"
동음이의어
Transliteration: dong-eum-i-ui-eo
"‘배’와 ‘배’는 동음이의어입니다."
同音異義語
Transliteration: dōon igigo
"‘橋’と‘箸’は同音異義語です。"
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