homophonies

Noun

homophony (countable and uncountable, plural homophonies)

1. A musical texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords; the quality of being homophonic.
   • On the other hand, it seems to be the fact that well-bred Englishmen do not say "it's him" or it's her." The formula is: "It's he"; "it's she"; "it's me." The homophony doubtless accounts for the anomaly in the case of "me."1921 February 28, Henry Alfred Todd, “‘It Is Me’”, in The New York Times (section 7), volume LXX, number 23,052, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, published 6 March 1921, →ISSN, →OCLC...
2. The quality of being homophonous.
   • There is, for example, the homophony of "merry" and "Mary," which typifies the South Midland accent common in the hill country of east Tennessee and upper Georgia.1985 November 17, William E. Schmidt, “A HARVEST OF DIALECTS IN THE SOUTH”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015