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homophonous

/həˈmɒf.ə.nəs/

Tradução: Que descreve palavras que têm a mesma pronúncia, mas diferem em significado, origem ou grafia, como 'cela' e 'sela'.

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adjective

/həˈmɒf.ə.nəs/C2formalscientific
  • ptQue descreve palavras que têm a mesma pronúncia, mas diferem em significado, origem ou grafia, como 'cela' e 'sela'.

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.

    ptHomófono

    • 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.

    Sinônimoshomonymichomonymoushomophonic

Formas
  • more homophonous comparative form
  • most homophonous superlative form