Homoiophone

//hɒˈmɔɪəfəʊn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A word similar — but not identical — in pronunciation with another; compare homeograph and homophone.

    "This was through the existence of homophones and homoiophones in a language, of words with the same or similar sounds, but with diverse significations."

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"This was through the existence of homophones and homoiophones in a language, of words with the same or similar sounds, but with diverse significations."

Etymology

From homoi- (“similar”) + -o- + -phone (“sound”).

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