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homophonous

/həˈmɒf.ə.nəs/

Traduction: Qui décrit des mots ayant la même prononciation mais des sens, origines ou orthographes différents, comme 'sail' et 'sale' en anglais.

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adjective

/həˈmɒf.ə.nəs/C2formalscientific
  • frQui décrit des mots ayant la même prononciation mais des sens, origines ou orthographes différents, comme 'sail' et 'sale' en anglais.

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.

    frhomophone

    • 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.

    Synonymeshomonymichomonymoushomophonic

Formes
  • more homophonous comparative form
  • most homophonous superlative form