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Meaning of homophonous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
həˈmɒfənəs

Definitions

  1. Having the same pronunciation.
    not-comparable
  2. Homophonic; sounding the same.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Bosanski homofon хомофон
Català homòfon
Deutsch gleichklingend gleichlautend homofon
Ελληνικά ομόηχος ομόφωνος
Español homófono
Hrvatski homofon хомофон
Italiano omofono
Kurdî homofon
Nederlands gelijkluidend
Português homófono
Српски homofon хомофон

Examples

“"Cot" and "caught" are homophonous in some American accents, as are "there" and "they're".”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

homophoric homophyadic homophyletic homophylic homoplasic homoplasious

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