homophone | ||
1. | [ noun ] (linguistics) two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear) | |
Related terms: | homonym | |
Similar spelling: |
homophony homophonic homophonous |
homophone | ||
1. | [ noun ] (linguistics) two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear) | |
Related terms: | homonym | |
Similar spelling: |
homophony homophonic homophonous |