"heterophone" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛtəɹəʊfəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: heterophones [plural]
enPR: hĕʹtərōfōn [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From hetero- + -phone. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hetero|phone}} hetero- + -phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} heterophone (plural heterophones)
  1. A word with multiple pronunciations. Translations (a word whose spelling is the same but sound differs from another’s): heterofon (Hungarian), hasonló alakú és kiejtésű, azonos jelentésű szó (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-heterophone-en-noun-NKLEmBnS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with hetero-, English terms suffixed with -phone, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations Related terms: heterophonic, heterophonous, heterophony, identical, same, homophone & homograph, homophone (english: cat), different, homophone & heterograph, alternative spelling, homonym, synonym, heterophone & heterograph, heteronym (english: cat), heterophone & homograph, alternative pronunciation, distinct

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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}

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