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Noun: homophone  'hó-mu`fown
  1. Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

Derived forms: homophones

See also: homophonic, homophonous

Type of: homonym

Encyclopedia: Homophone

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