"homophony" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /həˈmɒfəni/ [UK] Audio: En-us-homophony.oga Forms: homophonies [plural]
Etymology: From French homophonie, from Ancient Greek ὁμοφωνία (homophōnía, “unison”), from ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos, “of the same sound or tone”); equivalent to homo- + -phony. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|homophonie}} French homophonie, {{der|en|grc|ὁμοφωνία|t=unison}} Ancient Greek ὁμοφωνία (homophōnía, “unison”), {{confix|en|homo|phony}} homo- + -phony Head templates: {{en-noun}} homophony (plural homophonies)
  1. (music) a texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-homophony-en-noun-4d9U2shE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -phony, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phony: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 60 40 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. The quality of being homophonous.
    Sense id: en-homophony-en-noun-s9-GXPay Categories (other): English terms prefixed with homo-, English terms suffixed with -phony, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with homo-: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phony: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): heñvelsoniezh [feminine] (Breton), homofonia [feminine] (Catalan), homofoni [common-gender] (Danish), homofonia (Finnish), homophonie [feminine] (French), ομοφωνία (omofonía) [feminine] (Greek), homafóine [feminine] (Irish), aonséis [feminine] (Irish), homofonia [feminine] (Portuguese), cyfunseinedd [masculine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 45 55

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