Homophone(n.) A letter or character which expresses a like sound with another.
Homophone(n.) A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright.
Homophonic(a.) Alt. of Homophonous
Homophonous(a.) Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic.
Homophonous(a.) Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody.
Homophonous(a.) Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, bay and bey.
Words within homophones