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Pronunciation / Transliteration: homophone
"Les mots 'verre' et 'vert' sont des homophones en français."
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A word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning, and often in spelling.
"The words 'to', 'too', and 'two' are classic examples of homophones."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 17th century: from Greek homos 'same' + phōnē 'sound'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Homophone" is said worldwide
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homophone
Transliteration: homophone
"Les mots 'verre' et 'vert' sont des homophones en français."
Homophon
Transliteration: Homophon
"Die Wörter 'Meer' und 'mehr' sind Homophone im Deutschen."
omofono
Transliteration: omofono
"Le parole 'hanno' e 'anno' sono omofoni in italiano."
homófono
Transliteration: homófono
"Las palabras 'hola' y 'ola' son homófonas en español."
homófono
Transliteration: homófono
"As palavras 'cem' e 'sem' são homófonas em português."
समध्वनि
Transliteration: samadhvani
"शब्द 'कल' (बीता हुआ दिन) और 'कल' (आने वाला दिन) समध्वनि हैं।"
同音字
Transliteration: tóngyīnzì
"在中文里，'马' (mǎ) 和 '码' (mǎ) 是同音字。"
동음이의어
Transliteration: dongeum-iuieo
"한국어에서 '눈' (eye)과 '눈' (snow)은 동음이의어입니다."
同音異義語
Transliteration: dōon'igi-go
"日本語では、「橋」(はし) と 「箸」(はし) は同音異義語です。"
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