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Definition of homophonous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

homophonous

adjective

/həˈmɒfənəs/

/həˈmɑːfənəs/

(linguistics)

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(of a word) having the same pronunciation as another word but a different meaning or spelling
- ‘Bear’ and ‘bare’ are homophonous.
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