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homophonous a. 同音异义的;同音的 同音异义的;同音的 homophonous adj 1: characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way; "' horse' and ' hoarse' are homophonous words" Homophonic \ Ho` mo* phon" ic\, Homophonous \ Ho* moph" o* nous\, a. [ Gr. ?; ? the same ? sound, tone: cf. F. homophone.] 1. ( Mus.) ( a) Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic. ( b) Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, bay and bey. [ 1913 Webster]
homophonous \ ho* moph" o* nous\ adj. Of or pertaining to a homophone or homophony; as, homophonous words. [ WordNet 1. 5]
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