homophone
A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning…A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.
» This phenomenon creates homophones in spoken language.
Значение
значений: 2A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.
Homophon
омофо́нomofón
two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.
Примеры
предложений: 9This phenomenon creates homophones in spoken language.
The words "knight” and "night" are homophones.
ukВ англійській мові, слова "knight” та "night" - омофони. — miketheknight
In ancient Hebrew, עַל and אַל were not homophones.
В древнееврейском слова עַל и אַל не были омофонами. — Wezel
"Stroganoff" has a hilarious near-homophone in the English language.
There are not few untranslatable jokes based on some homophone.
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From French homophone; equivalent to homo- (“same”) + -phone (“sound”).From French homophone; equivalent to homo- (“same”) + -phone (“sound”).
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Формы
мн. число: homophones| Ед. число | homophone |
|---|---|
| Мн. число | homophones |
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