Meanings
- uncountableSynonym of homophone.
Mr. Waite based his method upon a study of homophonics, i. e., the words that have a like sound and a like meaning in different languages.
1903, The Open Court, volume 17, page 7662 more examples
The principle of parsimony, I suggest, creates a residual category of homophonics, or chance convergences of two or more interpretations to a single phonetic string.
1979, John Holmes McDowell, Children's riddling, page 90Perfectly suited to monosyllabic languages like Sumerian, this principle allows a picture of something to express a syllable in spoken language, taking advantage of homophonics.
2004, Steven Roger Fischer, History of WritingSynonyms: homophone
- uncountableHomophonic composition
[...] in truth, Gluck was never interested in counterpoint he always thought in terms of homophonics (chordal relationships).
2009, Burton D. Fischer, Gluck's Orfeo Ed Euridice
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of homophone.
Origin
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