homophenes

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A form of homophene — Any of a set of words that sound different, but look identical on a person's lips, so that they cannot be distinguished by lipreading.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of homophene
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APA

homophenes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homophenes

MLA

“homophenes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homophenes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homophenes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homophenes.

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