"homotony" meaning in English

See homotony in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: homotonies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|homotonies}} homotony (usually uncountable, plural homotonies)
  1. The quality of being homotonous. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-homotony-en-noun-bFopSFK5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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