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Meaning of HOMOPHONY

Pronunciation:  hu'mâfunee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the same pronunciation for words of different origins
  2. [n]  part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ho*moph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. homophonie.]
1. Sameness of sound.
2. (Mus.)
   (a) Sameness of sound; unison.
   (b) Plain harmony, as opposed to polyphony. See
       {Homophonous}.
 

 

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