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homoiophones

homoiophones is the plural 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)

Questions about homoiophones

What is homoiophones the plural of?
Homoiophones is the plural of homoiophone.

Words near homoiophones in the dictionary

  1. homoiohydric
  2. homoiology
  3. homoiomerous
  4. homoionic
  5. homoiophone
  6. homoiophones
  7. homoiophony
  8. homoioptota
  9. homoioptoton
  10. homoiosis
  11. homoiostele

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