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HOMOPHONY

• HOMOPHONY (noun)
The noun HOMOPHONY has 2 senses:

1. the same pronunciation for words of different origins
2. part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)

Familiarity information: HOMOPHONY used as a noun is rare.

• HOMOPHONY (noun)

Sense 1

homophony ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The same pronunciation for words of different origins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("homophony" is a kind of...):

pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)

Sense 2

homophony ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("homophony" is a kind of...):

part music (vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment))

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
(English proverb)
"Who knows to praise sure knows to insult."
(Albanian proverb)
"Do good and throw it in sea."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who has money and friends, turns his nose at justice."
(Corsican proverb)

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