"homophonics" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1903, The Open Court, volume 17, page 766:",
          "text": "Mr. Waite based his method upon a study of homophonics, i. e., the words that have a like sound and a like meaning in different languages.",
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          "ref": "1979, John Holmes McDowell, Children's riddling, page 90:",
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          "ref": "2004, Steven Roger Fischer, History of Writing:",
          "text": "Perfectly suited to monosyllabic languages like Sumerian, this principle allows a picture of something to express a syllable in spoken language, taking advantage of homophonics.",
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        "The use of homophones."
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