HOMOPHONY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does homophony mean? 

• HOMOPHONY (noun)
  The noun HOMOPHONY has 2 senses:

1. the same pronunciation for words of different origins

2. part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)

  Familiarity information: HOMOPHONY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOMOPHONY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The same pronunciation for words of different origins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("homophony" is a kind of...):

pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)

Derivation:

homophonic (having the same sound)

homophonous (characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("homophony" is a kind of...):

part music (vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment))

Derivation:

homophonic (having a single melodic line with accompaniment)