homoiophone
UK/hɒˈmɔɪəfəʊn/
homoiophone noun: a word similar — but not identical — in pronunciation with another; compare homeograph and homophone.
Noun
homoiophone (plural homoiophones)
- 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)
- This was through the existence of homophones and homoiophones, that is, of words with different meanings but the same or nearly the same sound.1893: Johan Harold Josua Lindahl, Description of a Skull of Megalonyx Leidyi, page 56 (American Philosophical Society)
Forms of homoiophone
| plural | homoiophones |
|---|---|
| alternative form | homeophone |
| alternative form | homoeophone |
| alternative form | homœophone |
Origin of homoiophone
From homoi- (“similar”) + -o- + -phone (“sound”).
Questions about homoiophone
- What does homoiophone mean?
- Homoiophone means a word similar — but not identical — in pronunciation with another; compare homeograph and homophone.
- What part of speech is homoiophone?
- Homoiophone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce homoiophone?
- Homoiophone is pronounced /hɒˈmɔɪəfəʊn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of homoiophone?
- The plural of homoiophone is homoiophones.
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