Associations to the word «Homophone»
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Adjective
Wiktionary
HOMOPHONE, noun. A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin, for example: carat, caret, carrot, and karat.
HOMOPHONE, noun. A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.
Dictionary definition
HOMOPHONE, noun. Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear).
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.