homophone
noun[C]
languagespecializeduk/ˈhɒm.ə.fəʊn/us/ˈhɑː.mə.foʊn/a word that ispronouncedthe same as another word but has a differentmeaningorspelling, or both:
同音词(读音相同,意义或写法不同)The words "sow" and "sew" are homophones.sow 和 sew 是同音词。
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