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| ho·moph·o·ny [ hō móffənee, hə móffənee ] |
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1. linguistics identical pronunciation of words: the quality of having the same pronunciation as one or more other words with a different origin and meaning
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2. music homophonic music: music of a largely chordal style in which there is no independence of voice parts, but rather a simple harmonization of a melody
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| [Mid-18th century. < Greek homophōnia "unison" < homophōnos "having the same sound"] |
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