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homophone
 hom‧o‧phone/ˈhɒməfəʊn, ˈhəʊ- $ ˈhɑːməfoʊn, ˈhoʊ-/ noun [COUNTABLE] technical
a word that sounds the same as another but is different in spelling, meaning, or origin. For example, ‘knew’ and ‘new’ are homophones. ⇨ homograph, homonym
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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Although we could not remove all homophones, we could treat differently certain classes of words which are frequently accessed erroneously.
▪ If such effects were included, the number of homophones would probably be still greater.
▪ It would be possible, though extremely limiting, to exclude all homophones.
▪ That is to say, it includes homophones and homophonic phrases.
▪ The number of homophones is increased by allowing reduced pronunciations.
▪ They represent the set of minimal units required to uniquely specify a word, with the exception of homophones.
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