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Homophonous

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Adjective

1. homophonous

characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way

Example Sentences:
''horse' and 'hoarse' are homophonous words'

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Homophonous

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adjective
of, relating to, or denoting a homophone

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Homophonous

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n.
One of two or more words, such as night and knight, that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.

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