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homophone

/ˈhɒməfəʊn/noun

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noun
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    [C] technical

    a word that is pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning or spelling

    समध्वनि शब्द, समोच्चारित शब्द

    • 'Knew' and 'new' are homophones.
    • Radhika made a list of common homophones such as 'pair' and 'pear'.
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homophonic adjective
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Do not confuse a homophone (same sound, different meaning, for example 'pair' and 'pear') and a homograph (same spelling, different meaning, for example 'lead' the metal and 'lead' the verb).

Homophone (समान ध्वनि पर अलग अर्थ, जैसे 'pair' और 'pear') और homograph (समान spelling पर अलग अर्थ, जैसे धातु 'lead' और verb 'lead') में भ्रम न करें।