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Definition of homophone noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

homophone

noun
 
/ˈhɒməfəʊn/
 
/ˈhɑːməfəʊn/,
 
/ˈhəʊməfəʊn/
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  1. a word that is pronounced like another word but has a different spelling or meaning, for example plain, plane /pleɪn/Topics Languagec1
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