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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ho·mo·phone 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 English Etymology homophone 1843, from Gk. homos "same" (see same) + phone "sound" (see fame). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 homophone homo·phone / 5hCmEfEun; NAmE 5hB:mEfoun / noun (grammar 语法) a word that is pronounced like another word but has a different spelling or meaning, for example some, sum / sQm / 同音异形词,同音异义词(读音相同,写法或意义不同) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged homo·phone \ˈhäməˌfōn, ˈhōm-\ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hom- + -phone 1. : one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling (as all and awl; to, too, and two; rite, write, right, and wright) — called also homonym 2. : a character or group of characters pronounced the same as another character or group < Greek: keep as is, ι, υ, ει, and οι are homophones in modern Greek, all being pronounced \ē\ > |
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