Homophones Definition at Wikipedia
Definition of Homophones
Homophones
Homophones are pairs of words that sound the same but are spelled differently, i. e. , are pronounced the same but written differently.
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Definition of Homonyms
Homonyms
Homonyms derive from the Greek words homoios = identical and onoma = name. Homonyms are words that sound the same (i. e. have the same phonetic or orthographic form) but different meanings. In derivation, homonym means the same name, homophone means the same sound, and homograph means the same letters.
Also See: Homophones Homographs
Definition of Homographs
Homographs
Homographs have the same letters but have different meanings or are different parts of speech.