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homophonous

/həˈmɒf.ə.nəs/

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adjective

/həˈmɒf.ə.nəs/C2formalscientific
  • ruОписывающий слова, которые имеют одинаковое произношение, но различаются по значению, происхождению или написанию, например, 'sail' и 'sale'.

Describing words that have the same pronunciation but differ in meaning, origin, or spelling, such as 'sail' and 'sale'.

  1. Same pronunciation, different originC1formal

    Characteristic of words that have different origins but are pronounced identically.

    ruОмофоничный

    • The words 'flour' and 'flower' are homophonous in English.
    • Linguists study homophonous pairs to understand language evolution.
    • 'Knight' and 'night' are a classic example of homophonous words.

    Synonymshomonymichomonymoushomophonic

Forms
  • more homophonous comparative form
  • most homophonous superlative form