"homophonous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /həˈmɒfənəs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-homophonous.wav
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} homophonous (not comparable)
  1. (phonetics, semantics) Having the same pronunciation. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Phonetics, Semantics Translations (having the same pronunciation): ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos) (Ancient Greek), heñvelson (Breton), homòfon (Catalan), ομόηχος (omóichos) (Greek), ομόφωνος (omófonos) (Greek), homofon (not infrequently spelled homofón) (Hungarian), omofono (Italian), homofon (Norwegian), homófono (Portuguese), homófono (Spanish), cyfunsain (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-homophonous-en-adj-BK--luG6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 84 16 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences, semantics Disambiguation of 'having the same pronunciation': 72 28
  2. (music) Homophonic; sounding the same. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-homophonous-en-adj-MxwimnHC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: homophone
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