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homoeophone

homoeophone is the alternative spelling of homoiophone.

Meaning of homoiophone

Noun

homoiophone (plural homoiophones)

  1. A word similar — but not identical — in pronunciation with another; compare homeograph and homophone.
    • This was through the existence of homophones and homoiophones in a language, of words with the same or similar sounds, but with diverse significations.1886: Stephen Denison Peet [ed.], The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal, volume 8, page 349 (Jameson & Morse)

Forms of homoeophone

pluralhomoeophones

Questions about homoeophone

What is homoeophone the alternative spelling of?
Homoeophone is the alternative spelling of homoiophone.

Words near homoeophone in the dictionary

  1. homoeopathism
  2. homoeopathist
  3. homoeopathists
  4. homoeopaths
  5. homoeopathy
  6. homoeophone
  7. homoeophones
  8. homoeophony
  9. homoeoplastic
  10. homoeopropheron
  11. homoeoprophora

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