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English
Etymology
From homophone + -ic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
homophonic (not comparable)
- (linguistics) Having the same sound; being homophones.
- Synonym: homophonous
- Hypernyms: homonymic, homonymous
- Coordinate term: homographic
- (music) Having a single, accompanied, melodic line.
- Synonym: monophonic
- Antonym: polyphonic
Translations
linguistics: having the same sound
music: having a single, accompanied, melodic line
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