homeophony
UK/ˌhɒmiˈɒfəni/
homeophony noun: phonic similarity; the quality of being similar-sounding.
Noun
homeophony (uncountable)
- Phonic similarity; the quality of being similar-sounding.
- It may be styled euphonic, because it seems to affect words solely for the sake of euphony, or, rather, homœophony, and on the mere ground of contiguity in location, although very remotely related in all other respects; so much so, that, in this way, great violence is sometimes done to the true...1845: Plato and Tayler Lewis [tr. & comment.], Plato Contra Atheos: Plato Against the Atheists, page 203
- In such expressions as my father and myself, my brother and myself, we are misled by homœophony: but the old song begining^([sic]) “My father, my mother, and I,” may teach us what is the idiomatic, and also the correct usage.1847, Julius Charles Hare, Augustus William Hare, Guesses at Truth, page 149
Forms of homeophony
| alternative form | homoeophony |
|---|---|
| alternative form | homoiophony |
| alternative form (archaic) | homœophony |
Origin of homeophony
From homeo- + -phony; equivalent to the Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).
Questions about homeophony
- What does homeophony mean?
- Homeophony means phonic similarity; the quality of being similar-sounding.
- What part of speech is homeophony?
- Homeophony is a noun.
- How do you pronounce homeophony?
- Homeophony is pronounced /ˌhɒmiˈɒfəni/ (UK).
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