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homophonous

Pronunciation: /həˈmɒf(ə)nəs/

Definition of homophonous

adjective

  • 1(of music) homophonic.
  • 2(of a word or words) having the same pronunciation as another or others but different meaning, origin, or spelling.

Derivatives

homophony

noun

homophonous in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of homophonous in the US English dictionary
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