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homophonics

homophonics noun: synonym of homophone.

Noun

homophonics (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of homophone.
    • Mr. Waite based his method upon a study of homophonics, i. e., the words that have a like sound and a like meaning in different languages.1903, The Open Court, volume 17, page 766
    • The principle of parsimony, I suggest, creates a residual category of homophonics, or chance convergences of two or more interpretations to a single phonetic string.1979, John Holmes McDowell, Children's riddling, page 90
    Synonyms:
    homophone
  2. Homophonic composition
    • [...] in truth, Gluck was never interested in counterpoint he always thought in terms of homophonics (chordal relationships).2009, Burton D. Fischer, Gluck's Orfeo Ed Euridice

Synonyms of homophonics

Origin of homophonics

From homophony + -ics.

Questions about homophonics

What does homophonics mean?
Homophonics means synonym of homophone.
What part of speech is homophonics?
Homophonics is a noun.

Words near homophonics in the dictionary

  1. homophobophobia
  2. homophone
  3. homophones
  4. homophonic
  5. homophonically
  6. homophonics
  7. homophonies
  8. homophonous
  9. homophonously
  10. homophony
  11. homophor

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